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PREFACE. 


Distinct  Articulation  and  correct  Pronunciation,  being 
essential  to  good  reading,  no  pains  should  be  spared  in  ac- 
quiring these  prime  requisites. 

To  aid  the  pupil  in  doing  this,  we  have  given,  in  the 
fore  part  of  the  present  volume,  a  Table  of  the  Elemen- 
tary Sounds,  specimens  of  the  most  common  faults  in 
Pronunciation,  and,  also,  examples  of  difficult  combinations 
of  the  letters.  These  should  receive  a  large  share  of  at- 
tention and  practice  every  day,  till  every  word,  every 
sound,  and  every  combination  of  sounds,  can  be  easily  and 
clearly  uttered. 

With  the  same  design,  the  words  of  each  lesson,  which 
are  more  likely  to  be  mispronounced,  have  been  so  ar- 
ranged as  to  exhibit  by  comparison  and  contrast  their  true 
pronunciation.  With  due  attention,  therefore,  to  these 
aids,  and  a  proper  regard  to  the  words  forming  the  spell- 
ing lessons,  the  pupil  can  scarcely  fail  to  pronounce  all 
the  words  with  ease  and  correctness. 

To  enable  the  pupil  to  avoid,  as  far  as  maybe, .that 
disagreeable  monotony  that  always  results  from  reading  a 
succession  of  pieces  of  the  same  general  cast,  great  pains 
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been  steadily  considered ;  since,  whatever  else  may  form 
the  superstructure,  sound  morals  must  ever  be  the  foun- 
dation of  right  education. 

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CONTENTS. 

LK89ON  PAGB 

Elementary  Sounds  of  the  Letters,  .  .  .9 
Exercise  in  Articulation,  :  .  .  .10 
Marks  and  Pauses  used  in  Reading,.  .  .12 

1.  A  Truly  Great  Man,      .         .         .         .         .       13 

2.  Are  You  Kind  to  Your  Mother,        .       \,        .15 

3.  The  Cruel  Boy  and  the  Robins,    .      %/      .       17 

4.  The  Way  to  Read  Well,  .         .         ,  -      .         .  18 

5.  Learn  to  Think  while  you  Read,  .     \^-^/-       20 

6.  The  Spider  and  the  Fly,        ....       21 

7.  Power,  Wisdom,  and  Goodness  of  God, 

8.  A  Summer  Hymn,          .....       24 

9.  The  Boy  and  the  Image, 26 

10.  A  Strange  Dispute, 

11.  The  Way  Some  Learn  to  Write, 

12.  The  Boy  who  Became  a  Sea  Captain,  . 

13.  Right  and  Wrong,     ...... 

14.  George  and  the  Pocket  Knife, 

15.  The  Works  of  God, 

16.  The  Honest  School  Boy  Rewarded, 

17.  The  Way  to  Overcome  Evil,     .         .    ^  . 

18.  The  Boy  of  True  Courage,     .... 

19.  Do  as  you  would  have  Others  do  to  You, 

20.  The  Honest  Poor  Man,  .         .         . 

21.  Don't  Kill  the  Birds, 53 

22.  The  Poultry  Yard, 54 

23.  The  Piece  of  Stained  Glass,       .         .         .         .57 

24.  The  Little  Archer  and  his  Arrow, 

25.  The  Young  Sailor, 

26.  Effects  of  Evil  Deeds, 

27.  The  School  Boys  and  the  Monkey,  .         .         .  63  §° 

28.  The  Boy  who  Planted  his  Money,          .  65  \ 

29.  The  Little  Water- Wheel, 68  13 


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30.  Different  Kinds  of  Dogs, 

31.  Darwin  and  his  Dog,   ..... 

32.  The  Hawk  and  the  Weasel,     . 

33.  A  Gentlemanly  Boy  must  be  Gentle,  . 

34.  Pride  in  Dress,         ..... 

35.  Trust  and  Try,      ...... 

36.  Only  One  Brick  on  Another, 

37.  The  Right  Use  of  Knowledge, 

38.  Select  Sentences,       ..... 

39.  The  Meaning  of  Duty,          .... 

40.  Money  a  Medium  of  Exchange, 

41.  The  Reward  of  Diligence,    .... 

42.  Little  John  Gay, 

43.  The  Poisonous  Berries,  . 

44.  Benefit  of  Exchanges,       .... 

45.  The  Envious  Boy,         ..... 

46.  Otto  and  the  Fieldfares,  .... 

47.  The  Life  Clock,  ...... 

48.  Influence  of  Kindness,      .... 

49.  The  Effects  of  "A  Blow  for  a  Blow," 

50.  The  Tailor  Bird  and  its  Nest, 

51.  Now  is  the  Time,          ..... 

52.  The  Boy  and  the  Butterfly,     . 

53.  "I  Can't,"  and  "I'll  Try,"   .... 

54.  True  Duncan, 

55.  Do  not  Choose  too  Hastily, 

56.  The  Twig  and  the  Tree, 

57.  Temperance  Taught  by  a  Monkey, 

58.  Charlotte  and  the  Peacock,     . 

59.  The  Peacock,       ...... 

60.  The  Kamt-schat-kan  Bear  and  the  Tea-kettle, 

61.  The  AVorld  was  Made  for  Man,    . 

62.  Old  Peacemaker,      ..... 

63.  The  Flower  Beds,          . 

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LESSOJf 

64.  The  Wrong  Decision,      .         .         .  Xenophon 

65.  The  Boy  and  the  Echo,       .... 

66.  The  Little  Boat-Builders,         . 

67.  The  Four  Colors,          ..... 

68.  Gathering  Flower-Seeds,  . 

69.  Finish  your  Work  before  you  Play,    . 

70.  Sympathy  among  the  Birds,  . 

71.  What  Can  I  Do? 

72.  The  Masked  Monkeys, 

73.  The  Best  on  the  Outside,    .... 

74.  The  Way  Wolves  Punish  Liars, 

75.  The  Dead  Brother, 

76.  The  Indian,  Panther,  and  Bear, 

77.  The  Volunteers,    ...... 

78.  The  King  and  his  Page,          . 

79.  What  God  has  Made, 

80.  The  Wonderful  Sign,       . 

81.  The  Nut  without  a  Kernel, 

82.  The  Nut  without  a  Kernel,  continued, 

83.  The  Boy  and  the  Lark,       .... 

84.  Strive  to  Excel, 

85.  The  Sun,  Moon,  and  Stars, 
Come  and  Join  our  Singing,   . 

O  Come,  Come  Away,         ...» 
Never  be  Late  at  School,        . 


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152 

154 

156 

158 

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168 

168 

171 

175 

178 

179 

182 

184 

186 

187 

192 

194 

197 

198 

200 

201 

202 

204 


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ELEMENTARY  SOUNDS  OF  THE  LETTERS. 


VOWEL  SOUNDS. 


TOXICS. 


Power. 
Ape. 
Arm. 
All 

At. 
Care. 


five. 


lee. 

It. 

Old. 

Do. 

Ox. 

Tune. 


oa. 

Out. 


CONSONANT    SOUNDS. 

SUB-TOXICS. 


19.— B 
20.— D 


as  in 
(< 


SUB-TONICS. 

Element. 
21.— G 
22.— J 
23.— L 
24. — M 
25.— N 
26.— R 
27.— V 
28.— W 
29.— Y 
30.— 'Z 
31.— 2Z 
32.— NG 
33.— TH 


as  in 

u 
u 
u 
ii 
n 
n 
u 
u 
u 
n 
u 
n 


A  -  T  0  X  I  C  S  . 

34.— F 
35.— H 
36.— K 
37.— P 
38.— S 
39.— T 
40.— CH 
41.— SII 
42.— TH 
43.— WH 


as  in 

u 

n 
ii 

u 
II 
ll 
ll 
ll 
u 


Power. 
Gun. 
Jet. 
Let. 
Man. 
Not. 


Fent. 

TFent. 

Fes. 

Zeal. 

Azure. 

Sing. 

Thy. 

Fit. 

Hat. 

Kid. 

Pit. 

Sin. 

Top. 

Chat. 

Shun. 

Thin. 

When. 


*  The  sound  of  long  a,  after  r  in  the  same  syllable,  as  in  the 
word  care,  is  essentially  the  same  as  that  in  the  word  ape;  or, 
«§  rather,  it  begins  with  the  latter,  and  ends,  with  the  faint  sound  of  e ; 
o|  without,  however,  making  two  distinct  syllables :  thus,  ca'er. 

"s      f  The  sound  of  a  in  far  is  radically  the  same  as  that  which  it  has  g 
\  in  fast,  ask,  pass,  pant,  &c. :  the  difference  being  that,  in  the  latter,  |* 

ag  the  a  sound  is  less  prolonged.  S 

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ARTICULATION. 

ARTICULATION  is  the  giving  to  every  letter, 
syllable,  and  word,  a  proper  and  distinct 
utterance. 

It  is  of  the  utmost  importance  to  the  young  reader, 
that  he  acquire  a  clear  and  distinct  Articulation.  Should 
he  fail  to  pronounce  distinctly  all  the  words  that  occur 
in  his  Reading  Lessons,  it  is  recommended  that  he  be 
frequently  exercised  in  the  following  examples,  until  he 
can  pronounce  them  with  clearness  and  accuracy. 

EXERCISE  I. 

The  most  common  faults  in  Articulation, 
are  the  following,  namely  : — 

FIRST. — The  suppression  of  a  syllable;  as, 


cru'l 

for 

cru-fl. 

ev'ry 

for 

ev-cr-y 

quar'l 

" 

quar-rel. 

sev'ral 

u 

sev-<?r-al. 

rob'u 

u 

rob-in. 

jnb'lee 

u 

ju-bMee. 

fam'ly 

u 

fam-e-ly. 

hist'ry 

u 

hii-to-ry. 

van'ty 

a 

van-z-ty. 

mem'ry 

u 

mem-o-ry. 

trav'ler 

u 

trav-el-er.          col'ny 

H 

col-o-ny. 

EXERCISE  II. 

SECOND.  —  The  suppression  of  a 

sound;  as, 

go-in 

for 

go-in<7. 

de-mans 

for 

de-manc?s. 

tak-in 

u 

tak-in^. 

ac-cep 

u 

ac-cep#. 

p'r-haps 

" 

p^r-haps. 

wam-er 

u 

warm-er. 

b'-lieve 

a 

be-lieve. 

uin-ble 

u 

/uim-ble. 

pr'-vide 

a 

pro-vide. 

mount'n 

u 

mount-am. 

fa-t'l 

it 

fa-tal. 

ab-it 

11 

Aab-it. 

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ARTICULATION. 


EXERCISE   III. 

THIRD. — The  change  of  a  vowel  sound  ;  as, 


wp-pear 

for 

ap-pear. 

chil-drm 

for 

chil-dren. 

wb-serve 

u 

ob-serve. 

help-lws3 

u 

help-lfss. 

pres-zmce 

u 

pres-ence. 

mod-zst 

U 

mod-est. 

fe\-\er 

u 

ie\-\ow. 

pic-ter 

U 

pic-twre. 

pock-tt 

pock-et. 

sep-e-rate 

U 

sep-a-rate. 

judg-mwnt 

'  judg-ment. 

rnod-e-rt't 

u 

jnod-cr-ate 

EXERCISE   IV. 


Be  careful  to  articulate  the  letters  d,  t,  and 
r,  distinctly;  as, 


friends, 

not 

friens. 

prod-uc^s, 

not 

prod-ux. 

com-man<f, 

u 

corn-man. 

at-temp^s, 

u 

at-temps. 

thou-sanc/, 

u 

thou-san. 

thrift-y, 

u 

thift-y. 

pre-cepi, 

11 

pre-cep. 

sArub-by, 

It 

srub  by. 

soft-ly, 

t; 

sof-ly. 

threat-en, 

u 

theat-en. 

high-esi, 

U 

high-es. 

sAriv-el, 

sriv-el. 

EXERCISE  Y. 


Pronounce  distinctly  the  following  words  : 


6/and 

^leam 

faults 

\engt 

branch 

grieve 

valves 

plum 

knofts 

eggs 

filch 

princ 

church 

hulb 

wealth 

harb 

crust 

sold 

nymph 

orbs 

candle 

folds 

humps 

hard 

drift 

shelf 

thumbs 

surf 

seeds 

hulge 

wench 

surge 

hreadth 

silk 

hands 

dar& 

flame 

helm 

sing 

mark, 

(jUd/S 

films 

range 

snarl 

vfaft 

helps 

hanks 

hurls 

shafts 

pulse 

cents 

harm 

arms        skate 
bum 
e 

wasps 
stripe 

march      masts 
harsh        thine 
mirth        trade 
sphere      thief 
shri\\         spasms 


corpse  slime 

horse  spare 

first  smi\e 

darts  snare 


carve 
purs 


MARKS  AND  PAUSES  USED  IN  READING. 

If  with  correctness  you  would  read, 
You  must  with  care  the  pauses  heed. 

9  Comma. 

As  oft  as  you  the  Comma  meet, 
You  pause  while  one  you  can  repeat. 

;  Semicolon. 
At  Semicolons  thus  you  do ; 
You  pause  the  time  of  counting  two* 

:  Colon. 

At  Colons,  then,  the  pause  is  more ; 
T?or  there  you  rest  the  time  of  four, 

•  Period. 

For  Periods  thus  the  rule  we  fix; 
You  rest  the  time  of  counting  six. 


.4 


Quotation. 

Quotations  show  the  words  of.  others  ; 
As,  "Brothers  should  not  war  with  brothers." 

!  Exclamation. 
Now  Exclamations  next  appear : 
These  mark  delight,  surprise,  or  fear; 
And  here  the  time  to  rest  we  state, 
The  same  as  we  for  colons  rate. 

?  Interrogation. 
Interrogations  serve  to  show 
Some  question  asked ;  as,  Will  you  go  I 
At  which  you  rest  but  little  more 
Than  time  to  count  the  number  four. 

Thus,  if  correctly  you  would  read, 
With  care  the  marks  and  pauses  heed. 

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GEN'  TLE,  mild  ;  not  rude. 
COUR'  AGE,  bravery. 
HAP'  PY,  cheerful. 
THINK'  ING,  considering. 
BEAU'  TY,  comeliness. 
IN'  SECTS,  small  animals. 
LOVE'  LY,  beautiful. 
PLANT'  ED,  set  in  the  ground. 


LESSSON    U 

STUD'  Y,  act  of  learning. 

HOP'  PING,  leaping. 

RATS'  ING,  lifting. 

SEEM'  ED,  appeared. 

CON'  SCIENCE,  sense  of  right 
and  wrong. 

TEACH'  INGS,  dictates  ;  pre- 
cepts. 


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A    TRULY     GREAT     MAN. 

1.  I  know  a  great  man  who  is  as 
kind  and  gentle  as  a  child,  and  yet 
he  is  full  of  courage. 


2.    He   never   speal 
|  he  is  always  happy,  a 
he  can  do  to  make 


a  cross 
and  thinking 
others  happy 


word ; 
r  what 


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3.  To  him  the  world  is  full  of  beauty.  1 
He    knows    the    name    of    everv  little  | 

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flower,  and  can  tell  you  all  about  the  f 
birds,  beasts,  fishes,  and  insects.  | 

4.  When  ho  walks  out,  he  looks  upon  f 
the   earth   as    a   lovely   garden,    which  I 
God  himself  has  planted,  and  in  which  f 
He  has  placed  man,  that  he  may  en- 1 
joy  its  beauty.  i 

5.  He  loves  to  listen  to  the  wind,  to  I 
hear  the  birds  sing,  and  to  watch  the 

\ /  '  V 

moving  clouds.  He  feels  happy  to  I 
know,  that  he  and  all  things  were  | 
made  by  the  hand  of  God.  I 

6.  But  this   great  man   was   once  a  f 
little  boy.     He  had  his  hours  for  study, 
and  his  hours  for  play. 

7.  One  day,  while  this  little  boy  was 
walking  by  himself  in  the  garden,  he 
saw  a  toad  hopping  along  in  his  path,  f 

8.  He  took  up  a  stone  to  throw  at 
it ;    but   just    as  he  was    raising    his 
arm,    something   seemed   to   warn  him  u 
not  to  do  it. 

9.  No  one   was   with    him,    and   no  G 
one  spoke  to  him ;   yet  he  felt  that  he  * 


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must  not  throw  the  stone.      He  drop- 
ped it,  ran  home,  and  told  his  mother. 

10.  "What  was  it,  mother,"  said  he, 
"that  made  me  drop  the  stone?" 

11.  "It    was    conscience,"    said    his 
mother ;     "  and,    my   dear   boy,    if   you 
would    be    wise    and    happy,    be    sure 
that  you  always  listen  to  this  voice." 

12.  The   boy   was   careful   to   follow ! 

•  P* 

I  his    mother's    advice.      He    strove    to  f* 

\  obey  the   teachings   of  conscience,   and  | 
I  he  became  a  great  and  good  man. 

Questions,  at  the  discretion  of  the  teacher. 


LESSON     I 


i  ANT'  SWER,  reply. 

J  QUES'  TION,  inquiry. 

•  WATCH'  ED,  guarded. 

,  HELP'  LESS,  weak;  feeble. 

|  IN'  FANTS,  babes. 

1  GUARD'  ED,  took  care  of. 

PA'  TIENT,  forbearing. 

CHILD'  isn,  childlike. 


CON  TRIVES',  plans ;  manages. 
O  BEY',  mind ;  heed. 
READ' Y,  prompt;  prepared, 
LIST'  EX,  hearken. 
NEG  LECT',  omit  or  fail  to  do.    |t 
RE  PEAT',  recite ;  rehearse. 
HON'  OR,  esteem ;  revere. 
COM  MAND',  precept. 


ARE  YOU  KIND  TO  YOUR  MOTHER? 

1.  Little   boys   and   girls,    what   an- 
swer  can  you  give  to  this  question  ? 

2.  Who   was    it   that   watched   ove 
you,  when  you  were  helpless  infants  ? 

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3.  Who  guarded  you  in  health,   and 
took  care  of  you,  when  you  were  sick? 

4.  Who    sang    the   pretty  hymn   to 
lull  you  to  sleep,  as  you  lay  in  your 
little  bed  ? 

5.  Who  heard    you   say  your    little 
prayers,    and    kindly    taught    you    to 
read  ? 

6.  Who  has  borne  with  your  faults, 
and   been  land  and  patient  with  you, 
in  your  childish  ways  ? 

7.  Who    loves    you    still,    and    who 
contrives,    and    works,    and    prays    for 
you  every  day  ? 

8.  Is  it  not  your  mother — your  own 
dear  mother  ?     Then  let  me  ask  again : 
Are  you  kind  to  your  mother  ? 

9.  Do    you    obey    her,    and    try    to 
please   her  ?      When    she    speaks,    are 
you  ready  to  listen  to  her,  or  do  you 
neglect  what  she  wishes  you  to  do? 

10.  Can  you  repeat   the  command : 
11  Honor    thy  father    and    thy   mother, 
that   thy  days  may  be   long  upon  the 
land,  which   the  -Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee  ?" 


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LESSON    II  U 


CRU'  EL,  unfeeling. 
CHIRP'  ING,  making  the  noise 
"3       of  small  birds. 

HUN'  GRY,  in  want  of  food. 
CREA'  TURE,  living  being. 
PER'  isn,  die  ;  expire. 
WICK'  EU,  bad ;  sinful 


TEMPT'  ED,  enticed. 

IlARM'LESS,blameless;  innocent. 

BE  CAME,'  got  to  be. 

BE  CAUSE',  for  the  reason  that 

WITH  OUT',  destitute  of. 

A  LONE',  by  itself. 

FOR  GET',  fail  to  remember. 


THE  CRUEL  BOY  AXD  THE  ROBIXS. 

1.  As  a  robin   had   left  her  nest  to 
seek  food  for  her  young  birds,   a  cruel 
boy  shot  her  from  a  branch  of  a  tree, 
and  she  fell  to  the  ground  dead. 

2.  The    poor    young    birds   did   not 
know  why  they  were  left  so  long  with- 
out food    and   they  kept   chirping  and 
chirping   till   it   was   dark,    when   they 
all  lav  still  in  their  nest. 


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3.  There  were  five   young  robins  in 
1  the  nest ;  and  that  night  three  of  them 
|  became  so  cold  and  hungry,  that  they 

died  before  morning. 

4.  The  other  tAvo  lived  till  the  next 
day,  when  one  of  them,   in  getting  on 
the   edge  of  the   nest,  fell  out  on   the 
ground,  and  was  caught  by  the  cat. 

5.  The  other  poor  little  creature  kept 
chirping,  as  long  as  it  had  strength  to 
make  a  noise,   and  then  it  died  alone 
in  its  nest. 

6.  Thus  these  five  pretty  young  rob- 
ins  were   left   to   perish   in   this   cruel 
way,    because    their  mother  had   been 
shot  by  a  wicked  boy. 

7.  I  hope  none  of  my  young  friends 
will   forget   this   story,    when   they   are 
tempted  to  kill  the  harmless  birds,  or 
even  insects  that  God  has  made. 


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eg  MEAN'  ING,  sense. 
§  SPEAK'  ING,  talking. 

PLEAS'  ING,  interesting. 

SUP  POSE/  think. 

Mis  TAKE/  error. 

Mis  CALL/  mispronounce. 


LESSON    IV* 

STAM'  MER,  stutter  or  falter. 
SEN'  TENCE,  a  series  of  words, 

making  complete  sense  ;  a 

period. 

PAUS'  ES,  stops;  points. 
WEA'  RY,  tire  ;  fatigue. 


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THE    WAY    TO    READ    WELL. 

1.  When   you   can  call  words  right, 
as   soon   as   you   see   them,    and   know 
the   meaning    of    what    you   read,    you 
may  soon  become  a  good  reader. 

2.  In   order    to    do    this,    you    must 
speak  the  words,  as  you  do  when  talk- 
ing.    In  this  way,  you  will  read  as  if 
you  had  some  news  to  relate,  or  were 
telling  a  pleasing  story. 

3.  Do  not  read  too  fast.     Some  boys 
and  girls  suppose  they  must  read  fast, 
or  they  will  not  be  thought  good  read- 
ers.    This  is  a  mistake.      You  should 
never  read  any  faster  than  you  would 
speak. 

4.  By  trying  to  read  fast,   you  will 
pass  over   some  words,   miscall   others, 
and    stammer  through  the  sentence  in 
such   a   manner,   that  no  one  can  tell 
what  you  have  been  reading  about. 

5.  If   you    read    too    fast,    you   will 
pass   over   the    pauses   without   taking 
breath ;  and  thus  vou  will  wearv  your- 

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a  Ex  PRESS',  tell  or  declare.  Ex  PLAIN',  define ;  make  plain,  gj, 

IN  STEAD',  in  place  of.  UN  LESS',  except;  without. 

SUB'  JECT,  matter  treated  of.     j  Ex  PECT',  hope. 

LEARlN  TO  THINK  WHILE  YOU  READ. 

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1.  Some  boys  and   girls,   when  they ' 
read,    think,    if    they   call    the    words 
right,  that  is  all  they  have  to  do.     But 

1  you  must  learn  to  think  of  what  you 
I  read. 

2.  Words   are   used    to   express   our  | 
thoughts  ;    and,    if   you    do    not    think 

1  while    you    read,    you   will    not    know  jp 

what    those    thoughts    are,    which    the 
|  words  express. 

3.  Some    children,    while    they    are 
|j  reading,   are  apt  to  have   their  minds 

on    their    toys    or    sports,    instead    of 
|  thinking  about  what  they  are  reading. 

4.  After  they  have  read  a  lesson,  if 

$  their  teacher  were   to   ask  them  what  | 

p 

they  had  been  reading  about,  they  could  | 
|  not  tell ;   for  their  minds  were  not  on  p 
the  subject. 

5.  If  you  find  any  words  in  the  les- 
son,   of    which    you    do   not  know   the 


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meaning,    you   must   ask   your   teacher 
to    explain    them    to    you ;    for,   unless  | 
you   know   the    meaning   of    what    you  ^ 
read,  you  can  not  expect  to  read  well.  !• 


LESSON    VI, 


Buzz'  mo,  humming. 
A  MONO',  in  the  midst  of. 
LOOK'  ED,  gazed. 
DRAG'  GING,  hauling. 
DE  VOUR',  eat  greedily. 
BUSH'  ES,  shrubs ;  thickets. 


ART'  FUL,  cunning;  crafty. 
PER'  SONS,  people. 
A  CROSS',  athwart. 
DE  COY',  entice. 
Tie'  TIMS,  captives. 
Mis7  ER  Y,  wretchedness. 


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THE     SPIDER     AND     THE     FLY. 

1.  A  little  girl,   going  into  the  gar- 

|  den    to    see    her    rose  -  bush,    heard    a 

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tt  o  i  f 

whence  it  came. 


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2.  She    looked   all  round,    and    soon 
found  that  a  large  spider  had  made  a| 
web  among  the  leaves  of  her  rosebush,  | 
that  a  fly  had  been  caught  in  the  web,  | 
and   the    spider    was   dragging   it   into 
his  den. 

3.  The  little  girl  had  a  kind  heart, 
and  she  did  not  like  to  see  the  cruel 
spider  devour    the    poor    fly.      So   she 
took   a   long   stick,    thrust   it   into   the 
web,   and  broke  it   down,    in   order   to 
save  the  life  of  the  fly. 

4.  But  the  spider  dragged  the  poor 
fly  into  his  den,  and  the  little  girl  saw 
them  no  more. 

5.  The  spider   is   an  artful  creature, 
and   it    often    makes    its   web    among 
rose    bushes,    and    in   places   where   it 
can    catch    flies    and    other    little    in- 
sects. 

6.  It  is  just   so  with   many  wicked  |j 
persons.        They    often     spread     their  | 
snares   across   the   path   of  youth,  and 
try  to  decoy  them  into  vice  and  crime, 
and  make  them  the  victims  of  misery 

!  and  death. 


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LESSON    VII, 


a3  NUM  RER,  count. 

jg  POW'ER,  might;   strength 

J  Wis'  DOM,  knowledge. 

«|  GOOD'  NKSS,  kindness. 

*l  CRE  ATE',  form  or  produce. 


BRANCH'  ES,  boughs. 
EN  JOY',  possess. 
SURE'  LY,  truly ;  certainly. 
SPRIGIIT'  LY,  brisk ;  lively. 
TUN'  ED;  put  iu  tune. 


POWER,  WISDOM,  AND  GOODNESS  OF  GOD. 

1.  Can   you  count  the    stars   in  the  £ 
sky,     or     the     green     leaves     on  the  |j 
trees,    or   the    blades   of  grass   in  the  '* 
field  ?  | 

2.  No ;    they  are  more  than  we  can  g 
|  number  ;    yet    they   all    are    so   many 

proofs  of  the  power,  wisdom,  and  good- 
noss  of  God. 

3.  His  power  is  no  less  seen  in  the  |j 
|  little  blade  of  grass,  that  grows  by  the  ; 
1  wall,  than  in  the  sun,  moon,  and  stars, 

|  that  shine  in  the  sky. 

4.  Man    could    no    more    make   the  ^ 
grass  grow,  and  the  buds  to  put  forth  : 
their  green  leaves,   than  he  could  ere-  j£ 

j|  ate  the  sun,  moon,  or  stars.  i 

5.  God  made  the  earth  and  all  crea-  « 
tures   that   move   upon   it.      He   made  i 

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sea,  as  well  as  the  smallest  insect  that 
crawls  on  the  ground. 

6.  He    made    the    little   birds   that 
sing  among  the  branches  of  the  trees, 
as  well   as  the   great  eagle  that  soars 
liigh  in  the  air. 

7.  God    made    the   earth    to    bring 
forth   food    for    man    and    beast.      He 
made  us,  and  gave  us  our  breath  and  | 
all    that    we    enjoy.      Surely    we    will  | 
praise  Him:  for  He  is  good,  wise,  and 
great. 

8.  God  made  the  sun  to  shine  by  day, 

The  moon  and  stars,  by  night, 
The  little  lambs  to  skip  and  play, 
And  flowers  to  charm  the  sight. 

9.  God  made  the  birds  with  sprightly  wing, 

To  soar  up  in  the  sky  : 
He  tuned  their  voice  His  praise  to  sing, 
And  taught  them  how  to  fly. 


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RITA'  DY,  giving  shade. 
SPARK'  LE,  gleam  or  glitter. 
RIP'  PLING,  ruffling. 

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RK  JOICE',  be  glad. 


'  Y,  gay ;  lively. 
MAK'  ER,  Creator. 
BLESS'  INGS,  benefits. 
FLOW'  ER  Y,  full  of  flowers. 


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A    SUMMER    HYMN 

1.  Who  makes  the  soft  wind  blow  ? 

Who  makes  the  bright  sun  shine  ? 
The  flowers  and  grass  that  grow 

Around  this  path  of  mine  ? 
Who  makes  the  shady  trees  arise, 
And  spreads  their  boughs  beneath  the  skies  ? 

2.  Who  makes  the  brook  so  bright, 

From  earth's  cold  bosom  spring, 
And  sparkle  in  the  light, 

And  sweetly,  sweetly  sing, 
As  if  an  angel  lent  his  voice 
To  help  the  rippling  streams  rejoice  ? 

3.  Who  gave  the  airy  bird 

Soft  feathers,  and  swift  wings, 
And  taught  it  music-tones, 

To  charm  us  when  it  sings  ? 
Say,  little  bird,  who  taught  you  how 
To  sing  so  sweetly  on  the  bough  ? 

4.  0,  'tis  our  Maker  God 

Who  gives  us  every  thing, — 
The  grass,  the  flow'ry  sod, 

The  brooks,  and  birds  that  sing  ! 
And  all  the  blessings  of  this  day, 
He  sheds  upon  our  happy  way. 


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MON'  EY,  cash ;  coin. 
IM'  AGE,  likeness. 
OB  JECT',  oppose. 
BUY'  ING,  purchasing. 
PRES'  ENT,  gift. 
COR  RECT',  true, 
SKILL'  FUL,  expert 
ARCH'  ER,  bowman. 
SERV'  ICE,  use  ;  benefit. 
RE  WARD',  repay. 


KIND'  NESS,  good-will. 
E  NOUGH',  sufficient. 
RE  CEIVE',  take ;  get. 
PROP'  ER,  right. 
Mo'  TIVE,  aim,  or  design. 
PER  CEIVE',  discover. 
HON'  EST,  true;  real. 
MERE'  LY,  only. 
IN  DULGE',  gratify. 
DE  SIRES',  wishes. 


THE    BOY    AND    THE    IMAGE. 


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Mother.  But  could  you  not  make  $ 
I  some  better  use  of  your  money,  than  to  ; 
|  buy  an  image?  \l 

Henry.  I  think  not,  mother ;  for  the  r* 
|  little  boy  that  wishes  me  to  buy  one,  I 
makes  them  at  night,  after  he  comes  f£ 
home  from  school,  and  then  he  tries  : 
to  sell  them  to  get  money  for  his  poor  | 
sick  father. 

Mother.  How  did  you  learn  that  his 
father  was  sick,  Henry? 

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Henry.  He  told  me  so  one  night,  as 
we    were    coming    from    school,    and   I  \ 
stopped    to    see    him,    and    he    looked 
|  very  sick  and  poor. 

Mother.  I  do  not  object  to  your  buy- 
ing  an   image ;    but   would    it   not   be 
better  for  him  to  sell   it   to  some  one  i 
else,   and   you  let   him  have  the  price  | 
of  it  as  a  present? 

Henry.  Yes;  I  would  do  so;  but  it 
is  one  he  made  on  purpose  for  me:  it 
is  William  Tell  shooting  the  apple 
from  his  son's  head.  I  like  it  very 
much,  and  he  wishes  me  to  have  it. 

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much,    and  the  image   is,  no  doubt,   a  | 
very    correct    likeness    of    that    bold, 
and  skillful  archer.      But  what  is  his 
price  ? 

Henry.    Only  half    a    dollar,    and    I  \ 
think  that  is  very  cheap  [ 

Mother.  You  may  have  that  sum  to  \ 
give  to  the  poor  boy,   if  you   are   will- 
ing to  let  him  sell  the  image  to  some 
one  else.      Here  is  the  money.  1 

Henry.  I  thank  you,  mother ;  I  think  j 
the  money  will  be  of  more  service  to  | 
him  and  to  his  poor  father,  than  the  I 
image  would  to  me.  When  may  I 
take  it  to  him  ? 

Mother.  You  may  go  now,  and  I 
wish,  when  you  return,  to  hear  how 
his  father  is. 

Henry.  Mother,  the  boy  was  not  at 
home ;  but  I  saw  his  father,  and  gave 
him  the  money ;  and  he  seemed  a  great 
deal  better.  He  thanked  me,  and  said, 
u  God  would  reward  me  for  my  kind- 
ness." 

Mother.  And  so  he  will,  my  son,  and  | 
do  you  not  think  you  are  more  happy  j 


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I  than   you   would    be,    if    you    had   not  'f 
made  hmi  a  present  of  the  money  ? 

Henry.  Yes,  mother,  though  I  should 
like  to  have  the  image,  if  I  could  get  | 
|  money  enough   to   buy  it,   before   it   is 
|  sold  to  any  other  person. 

Mother.  I  think  you  once  learned  the 
verse:  "It  is  more  blessed  to  give  than 
1  to  receive.'7  But  come  into  the  par- 
I  lor ;  I  have  something,  which  I  wish 
1  to  show  you. 

Henry.  Why,  mother,  that  is  the  very 
image  !      But    I   would    like   to  know 
jsj  how  it  came  here  ?     Did  the  boy  bring 
I  it,  while  I  was  gone  ? 

Mother.   No,   my   son ;    I    sent   for  it 
while  you  were  getting  ready  to  go. 

Henry.     0  mother!     I  now  see  your 
|  object  in  doing  this.      It  was  that  you 
might  know  whether  I  was  acting  from 
^  a  proper  motive. 

|      Mother.   True,   my    dear  boy,   and   1 f 
|  rejoice    to   perceive,    that   it    was   y 
|  honest  wish  to  do   good  to  others,   in- 1 
|  stead  of  seeking  merely  to  indulge  your 

|  own  selfish  desires. 
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Lov'  ING,  affectionate. 
Pic/  TURKS,  drawings. 
STO'  RIES,  tales. 
DE  CIDE',  settle. 
ASK'  ED,  requested. 
NA'  TURE,  character. 
Dis  FUTE',  disagreement 
RE  PLI'  ED,  answered. 
CLAIM'  ING,  demanding. 
CON'  DUCT,  behavior. 


EN  DEARS',  makes  dear. 

PAR'  ENTS,  fathers  or  mothers. 

PAUS'  ING,  stopping. 

Mo'  MENT,  little  while. 

PLEAS'  ED,  satisfied. 

DE  LIGHT'  ED,  took  pleasure. 

PRE  VENT',  avoid. 

QUAR'  RELS,    disputes. 

CON  TEND'  ED,  striven. 
WRETCII'  ED,  unhappy. 


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tiling  which  Agnes  liked,  he  would  do 
the  same  by  her. 

3.  As  they  were  so  good  and  kind  to 
each  other,  their  father  bought  them 
two  new  books  for  a  Christmas  pres- 
ent, and  left  them  to  choose  which 
book  each  should  have. 

<i    Ono  of  the  books  had  a  pink  cov- 
er, and  was  full  of  pictures  and  pretty  | 
stories,  and  the  other  had  a  blue  cover 
witli  a  fine  gilt  border  and  gilt  letters. 

5.  After    looking    at    the    books   for 
some  time,  they  both  thought  the  one 
with  the  pink  cover  the  better  of  the  | 
two,    and    each    wished    the    other    to^ 
have  that  book. 

6.  At  last,  as  they  would  not  decide 
the  matter  themselves,  they  asked  their 
father  to  say  which  book  each  should 
have. 

!      7.  "  Well,"  said  he,  "you  must  first  ex-  j 
|  plain  to  me  the  nature  of  your  dispute."  | 
!      8.  "Why,"  replied  Agnes,   "we  have 
|  no  dispute ;   only  I  wish  Otis  to  have  | 
!  the  book  with  the  pink  cover,  and  he  j 
j  wishes  me  to  have  it."  | 

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LESSON    XI* 


PRINT'  EH,  put  in  print. 
PAT'  TERN,  copy. 
WRIT'  ING,  penmanship. 
RE  SULT',  effect. 
COP'  Y  ING,  imitating. 
SIDE',  in  addition. 


IM  PROVE',  grow  better. 
CON'  DUCT,  behavior. 
RE'  AL  LY,  in  fact. 
CARE'  LESS,  heedless. 
I"  DLE,  unemployed. 
WILL'  FUL,  stubborn. 


THE   TTAY   SOME   BOYS  LEARN  TO   TTRITE. 

>  1.  WIIEX  a  boy  is  learning  to  write, 
I  his  teacher,  cither  writes  the  first  line, 
I  at  the  top  of  the  page,  or  else  gives 
I  him  a  printed  copy  to  pattern  after. 

2.    And    I    have    often    seen    a   boy 

I  write    the   next   line   with    some    care, 

!  looking  at  the  letters  he  had  to  copy; 

but,  when  he  came  to   the    third  line, 


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for  he  delighted  in  giving  the  best  of  S 
every  thing  to  his  kind-hearted  sister. 
15.    This  is  a  sure  way  for  children 
to  prevent  quarrels  among  themselves. 
Had   Agnes   and    Otis   each   contended 
for  the   better   book,    they  would   have 
felt    angry    and    wretched,     and     their 
father  would  have  been  sorry  that  he 
had  given  them  the  books. 


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8i  SANDERS'     NEW     SERIES. 

instead  of  looking  at  the  copy,  he 
looked  only  at  his  own  writing  just 
above. 

3.  And  what  was  the  result  of  this  ? 
Why,  he  kept  copying  his  own  faults, 
and  made  more  besides;  so  that  every 
line  down   the   page   was   much   worse 
than  the  one  before  it. 

4.  So,  there  are  some  boys  who  nev- 
er  try   to   improve    in    their    conduct ; 
but  they  seem  to  copy  their  own  faults 
day   after    day,    and    so,    really    grow 
worse, — more  careless,  more  idle,  more 
selfish,  or  more  willful. 


LESSON    XII* 


CAP'  TAIN,  ship-master. 

0'  CEAN,  sea. 

SAII/  ING,  navigating. 

VOY'  AGE,  passage  by  water. 

SAIL'  OR,  seaman. 

WISH'  ED,  desired. 

T$EL'  LOWS,    instrument    for 

blowing  fire. 
Ex  CHANGE',  barter. 
PLAC'  ING,  putting. 
A  MUS'  ED,  entertained. 
CAR'  GO,  freight  or  lading. 


Tnou'  SAND,  ten  hundred. 
Liv'  ING,  livelihood. 
PLEAS'  ED,  delighted. 
SPI'  CES,  pepper,  ginger,  &c. 
FOL'  LOW  ED,  pursued. 
NEAR'  LY,  almost. 
WEALTH'  Y,  rich. 
SET'  TLED,  placed. 
MAN'  SIGN,  fine  house. 
POR'  TION,  part. 
IN'  COME,  profits. 
REL'  A  TIVES,  relations. 


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THE  BOY  WHO  BECAME  A  SEA  CAPTAIN. 

1  1.  Ezra  Pearce  was  the  son  of  a  sea 
captain,  who  spent  most  of  his  time 
on  the  ocean,  sailing  from  one  port  to 
another. 

2.  Ezra,    when    only   six   years    old, 
asked  his  father  to  take  him  on  a  vov- 

•/ 

age,  as  he  wished  to  learn  to  be  a  sailor. 

3.  His   father  told  him   he  was  too 
young  to  go  on  a  sea  voyage ;  but  that 
he  would   buy  him   a   little  boat  with 
sails,  and  he  might  be  its  captain. 

4.  Ezra  took  his  boat,  and  put  it  on 
a  little  pond  of  water,  in  front  of  the 
house,  and  let  it  sail  from  one  side  to 
the  other. 


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5.  When    there    was    no    wind,    he 
would  take  the  hand-bellows,  and  blow 
against   the   sails  of    the    boat,    which  | 
made  it  glide  across  the  pond,  like  a 
duck. 

6.  One  day  he  asked  his  mother  for  | 
some  apples  and  oranges.      "  My  son/7 
said   she,    "  what    do    you  wish   to   do 
with  apples  and  oranges  ?': 

7.  "I  wish/7  said  Ezra,  "to  load  my 
boat  with  apples,  and  then  sail  to  the 
Vest   Indies,    and    exchange    them   for 


oranges." 


8.  His  mother  gave  him  the  apples, 
and,  also,  some  oranges.     After  placing 
the  oranges   on   one    side  of  the  pond, 

|  he  went  and  put  the  apples  into  the 
boat  on  the  other,  and  then  let  it  sail 
across  the  pond  to  the  place  where  he 
had  left  the  oranges. 

9.  He  then  took  the  apples  out  of 
the    boat,    put    the    oranges    in    their 
place,  and  let  it  sail  back  again.      In 
this  way,  he  amused  himself  for  hours, 
in  sailing,  as  he  said,  to  the  West  In- 
dies and  back. 


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10.  When    Ezra  was   fourteen   years 
of   age,    he    sailed   with    his   father   to 

|  Africa.     He  was  so  much  pleased  with 

'  the   voyage,   that    he   wished   to  follow 

«/    »_j  i 

the  sea  for  a  living. 

11.  After  he  had  made  a  number  of 
vova^es.  his  father  bought  him  a  ves- 

•J         O 

sel,   fitted   it  out   for  the  West  Indies, 
jj  and  put  Ezra  on  board,  as  captain. 

12.  He    made   the    voyage    in  verv 

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I  quick  time,  sold  out  his  cargo,  loaded 
his  vessel  with  coffee,  spices,  and  fruit, 
and  came  back,  having  gained  one 
thousand  dollars. 

13.  Ezra  followed  the  sea  for  nearly  | 
fifteen  years,  by  which  he  became  very  | 
wealthy.      He  then  settled   his   family 
in   a  large   mansion,  near   the   city  of 
Boston. 

14.  He  was  very  kind  to  the  poor,  | 
and  gave  them    every  year,   a   portion 
of  his  income.      He  bought  four  small  : 

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farms,    and    gave   them   to   his    poorer 
relatives,   beside  giving  large   sums   of 
money  to  build  churches,  school-houses,  | 
I  and  colleges.  | 


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LESSON    XIIU 


AL  LOW'  ED,  permitted. 
TEES'  PASS,  pass  over ;  intrude. 
REA'  SON  ING,  argument. 
PRI'  VATE,  individual. 
PROP'  ER  TY;  possession. 


Ex  CLUDE',  shut  out. 

DIF'  FER  ENT,  unlike ;  distinct. 

EE  CARD',  respect. 

PROD'  UCTS,  produce  or  fruits,  p" 

AP  PEARS',  is  manifest. 


BIGHT     AND     WRONG. 

Warren.  Father,  may  Giles  and  I 
go  into  that  field,  and  play  a  little 
while?  We  can  climb  over  the  fence. 

Father.  But  do  you  know  what  is 
written  on  the  board  over  the  gate  ? 

Warren.  Yes,  sir;  it  is:  "No  one  is 
allowed  to  trespass  on  these  grounds. ?: 

Father.  And  what  is  the  meaning  of 
that  sentence,  my  son  ? 

Warren.    Why,    I    suppose   it    means 
that  no  one  may  go  into  the  field :  but  I 
what  is  the  harm,  if  no  one  sees  us  ?    u 

Father.  Your  reasoning  is  very  bad,  | 
Warren ;  if  it  is  right  to  go,  it  is  no  | 
matter  whether  any  one  sees  you  or  | 
not ;  and,  if  it  is  not  right,  you  ought  | 
not  to  go  at  all. 

Warren.  We  would  not  wish  to  go, 
if  we  thought  it  would  do  any  harm. 

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Fatlu  r.  That  is  not  the  question. 
That  field  is  private  property ;  and 
the  owner  lias  the  same  right  to  ex- 
clude persons  from  it,  as  he  has  from 
his  garden. 

Warren.  But  a  field  is  different  from 
a  garden. 

Father.  It  is  different  in  regard  to 
its  products;  but,  if  I  should  choose  to 
have  only  grass  or  grain  in  my  garden, 
would  persons  have  any  more  right  to 
come  into  it,  than  when  I  have  plants 
and  flowers  ? 

Warren.  Why,  father,  I  suppose  they 
\  would  have  no  more  right  in  the  one 
case  than  in  the  other. 

Father.  You  perceive,  then,  that  you 
ought  not  to  go  into  that  field.  Be- 
sides, in  your  saying  "  no  one  will  see 
us,"  it  appears  from  your  very  words, 
that  you  thought  it  would  not  be 


Never   do   any  thing,    my    son,    that  | 
you   would   be    afraid    or    ashamed   to 

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i  own.     Seek,  not  so  much  to  seem  right, 

j  as  to  do  right. 
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LESSON    XIV. 


WANT'  ING,  desiring. 
RE  TURN',  give  back. 
LOUD'  ER,  more  loud. 
HON'  ES  TT,  uprightness. 
Poi/  i  CY,  mode  of  dealing. 
QUICK'  LY,  soon. 
DE  CID'  ED,  resolved. 
Ac  COUNT',  ground,  or  cause,, 


PRIZ'  ED,  valued. 
RE  CEIV'  ED,  got. 
PAR'  GEL,  bundle. 
EN  GRAV'  ED,  carved. 
0  BEY'  ING,  minding. 
Die'  TATES,  teachings. 
PROV'  ED,  realized. 
LIGHT',  satisfaction. 


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GEORGE  AND  THE  POCKET  KNIFE. 

1.  One  bright  morning,  as  George  | 
was  going  to  school,  he  saw  a  pocket  | 
knife  lyins;  in  the  sand  by  the  road  I 

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side.     "AhP:   said  he    as  he  sprang  to  | 
pick   it   up,    "  I   have   now   found  just 
what  I  have  long  bee  i  wanting.73 

2    It  was   a   very  pretty  knife,   and 
the  moment  he  saw  it.  lie   thought  it  I 

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!  was   the    same   one   that  he   had    seen ; 
Mr.    Goodman   using    the   day   before  : 
and,  on  picking  it  up,   he  saw  on  the  .; 
silver  plate  of  the  handle,  the  first  two  » 
§  letters  of  his  name,  T.  G.  ° 

3.  He  felt  at  once  that  he  ought  to  > 

c  o 

return  it  to  the  owner;  but,  as  he  had  ° 
found  it,  he  tried  to  make  it  seem  right  I 
for  him  to  keep  it. 

4.  After  taking  his  seat  in  the  school- 
room,   George   still   thought    about   the  g 
knife ;  and  the  more  he  wished  to  keep  g 

I  it,  the  louder  his   conscience  told   him 
it  was  wrong. 

5.  On   taking  his   writing-book,    his 
copy  was :    "  Honesty  is  the  best  poli-  [* 

|  cy."      When  George  read  these  words, 
he  quickly  decided  to  return  the  knife  ',-] 
to  Mr.  Goodman. 

G.  While  on  his  way  from  school, 
George  met  Mr.  Goodman,  and,  taking  | 
the  knife  from  his  pocket,  he  handed  it  | 
to  him,  and  said:  "Here  is  your  knife,  jp 

I  Mr.  Goodman.      I  found  it  in  the  road 
this    morning,    when    I   was    going    to.j 
school." 


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7.  Mr.   Goodman  thanked   him  very  | 
kindly   for    his    knife,    as    it   was    one  | 
which  had  been  given  him  by  a  friend, 
and  which,  on  that  account,  he  prized 

^very  highly.    - 

8.  A    few    days    after,     George    re- 
ceived, in  a  small  parcel,  a  new  knife, 
like   the   one  he   had   found,    with   his 
own     name    neatly    engraved    on    the 

^  handle. 

9.  It  was  a  present  from  Mr.  Good- 
man.     Thus    George,    by   obeying    the 
dictates   of   his    conscience,    proved,    to 
his  great  delight,  the  truth  taught  him 

§in  his  copy,  that  "Honesty  is  the  best 
I  policy." 


LESSON    XV* 


GLOW'  ING,  flaming. 
AP  PEAR',  look. 


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®|  FRA'  GRANT,  sweet  smelling. 


BLESS'  INGS,  benefits. 

DE  NY',  disown. 

DE  CLARE',  show ;  manifest. 


THE    WORKS    OF, GOD. 

1.  I  love  to  see  the  glowing  sun, 

Light  up  the  deep  blue  sky  ; 
I  love  amid  the  fields  to  run, 
And  hear  the  brooks  flow  by. 


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2.  How  fresh  and  green  the  trees  appear  ! 

What  fragrant  flowers  I  find  ! 
0,  surely  God  has  put  them  here 
To  tell  us  He  is  kind  ! 


3.  The  heasts  that  in  the  meadows  feed, 

All  thank  Him  different  ways  ; 
E'en  little  birds  his  blessings  heed, 
And  sweetly  sing  His  praise. 

4.  Shall  I  alone  my  God  deny, 

Who  gives  me  every  breath  ? 
0  no  ;  I  '11  raise  my  voice  on  high, 
Till  it  is  lost  in  death. 

5.  For,  though  I  'm  but  a  little  child, 

Yet  I  to  God  belong; 
His  works  declare  Him  good  and  mild, 
And  He  will  hear  my  song. 


LESSON    XVK 


LUCK'  Y,  fortunate. 
Di  VIDE',  share. 
E'  QUAL,  like  in  size. 
OWN'  ER,  possessor. 
COM'  RADE,  companion. 
FOR'  CED,  compelled. 
SUB  MIT',  yield. 


HON'  EST,  upright. 
No'  TICE,  advertisement 
POST'  ED,  stuck  up. 
OF'  FER  ING,  tendering. 
TROUB'  LE,  pains. 
GAIX'  ED,  got. 
PROM'  is  ED,  pledged. 


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THE  HONEST  SCHOOL  BOY  REWARDED. 

1.  Two   poor   boys   on   their   way  to 
school,    one    morning,    found    a    small 

1  pocket  -  book,     which    was    wrell    filled 
I  with  bank  notes. 

2.  One  of  the  boys  said  :    "  We  are 
very  lucky  in  finding  so  rich  a  prize ; 
and  now  we  will  divide  the  money  in 

|  equal  shares  between  us." 
I      3.  But   the   other   said  :     "  No ;    we 
|  have  no  right  to  keep  the  money,  and 
I  we  must  try  to  find  the  owner. " 

4.  His  comrade  did  not  like  this 
plan ;  but  he  was  forced  to  submit,  and 
the  honest  boy  took  the  pocket-book 
to  school,  and  gave  it  to  his  teacher  to 
keep,  till  the  owner  should  be  found. 


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5.  The  next  day  a  notice  was  posted 
up  in   the  town,   offering   a   reward  of 
ten   dollars   to   the   person   who   would 
return  the  pocket-book,  with  the  money, 

I  to  the  owner. 

6.  The  teacher  now  gave  the  pocket- 
book   to   the  boy,   who   took   it   to  the 
owner,  and  received  ten  dollars  for  his 
trouble.     Thus  this  honest  boy  gained, 
not    only    the    promised    reward,     but 
what  is  far  better,  a  good  name. 


LESSON    XVIK 


UN  tzr  STOOD/   knew   the 


meaning  01. 


PRE'  CEPTS,  teachings. 
O  BEY',  mind  ;  heed. 
CLUS'  TERS,  bunches. 
UN  KIND'  LY?  harshly. 


MAN'  NER,  vray. 

0  VER  COME',  subdue. 

EUDE'  LY,  roughly. 
|  OB  :?r::^-E ",  keep  or  obey. 
I  EN'  VY,  grudge  ;  hatred. 
j  A  VOID'  ED;  prevented. 


THE  "WAT  TO  OVERCOME  EVIL. 

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1.  Little  Emma,  who  often  read  her  \ 
Bible,  gave  proof,  by  her  conduct,  that 
she  understood  its  precepts,  and  felt  it 
her  duty  to  obey  them. 

2.  One  clay  she  came  running  home 


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LESSON    XV IIU 


TURN'  ING,  going  round. 

COR'  NER,  angle. 

Cow'  ARD,  one  without  courage. 

Di  RECT'  LY,  straight. 

LEARN'  ED,  found  out. 

BEAR'  ING,  enduring. 

DE  SERV'  ED,  merited. 


BATH  ING,  swimming. 
CAR'  RI  ED,  conveyed. 
IN'  STANT  LY,  forthwith. 
SEIZ'  ED,  caught. 
EF'  FORT,  exertion. 
SAFE'  LY,  in  safety ;  unhurt 
CON  FESS'  ED,  owned. 


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THE  BOY  OF  TRUE  COURAGE. 

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1.  Two  boys,    Robert    and    Holland, 
were  one  clay  going  home  from  school, 
when,  on  turning  the  corner  of  a  street, 
Robert,  the  larger  of  the  two,  cried  out : 
"  A  fight !  a  fight !  let  us  go  and  see  it." 

2.  "No,"  said  Holland;   "let   us   go 
home ;  we  have  nothing  to  do  with  the 

ito  trouble." 


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3.   "  You  are  a  coward,  and  afraid  to  j 
1  go/7   said  Robert,  and  away  he  ran  to 
I  see  the  light. 

I      4.  Rolland  went   directly  home,   and  | 
the  next  day,  when  the  boys  met  him  | 
at  school,  they  all  laughed  at  him,  and 
called  him  a  coward. 

5.  But  Rolland  had  learned  that  true 
courage  was    shown    most    in    bearing 

|  blame,  when  it  is  not  deserved,  and  that 
he  ought  never  to  be  ashamed  to  do  right. 

6.  A  few  days  after,  these  boys  were  | 
I  all  bathing,  when  one  of  them  was  car-  \ 
H  ried  by  the  stream  into  deep  water,  and 
I  was   on   the   point   of    being    drowned. 

The   bovs   were   all   afraid   to   e;o   near 

«/ 

him,  and  began  to  run  out  of  the  water.  \ 

7.  But   Rolland,   who  had  just  then  | 
come  to  the  place,  on  seeing  the  drown- 
ing boy,  instantly  sprang  into  the  water, 
seized  him  by  the  arm,  and,  with  great 

|  effort,  brought  him  safely  to  the  shore.  \ 

8.  Robert  and   the   other   boys  were  t 
now   much   ashamed   of    their   conduct  i 
toward  Rolland,  and  confessed  that  he 
had  more  true  courage  than  any  of  them,  i 


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y>  ^^^j^^r^i^^^^^—. 

LESSON    XIX. 


I'  RON,  made  of  iron. 
WOOD'  EN,  made  of  wood. 
TAK'  ING,  receiving. 
Cuoos'  ES,  prefers. 
BLE,  generous. 


TRT'  ING,  endeavoring. 

WISH'  ED,  desired. 
j|  PRE  FER',  rather  have. 
g  WANT'  ED,  wished, 
g  PER  HAPS',  perchance. 


DO  AS  YOU  VOULD  IIAYE  OTHERS  DO  TO  YOU. 

Mother.    Orplia,    have   you   not   been  I 
trying    to    make    Rosa    give    you    her  i 
doll's  house  for  your  box  of  tea-things?! 
Orplia.   Yes,  mother ;    I  thought  she  | 
1  would    like    the    tea  -  things    quite    as  jp 
well. 

Mother.  My  dear,  was  it  not  because 
you  liked  the  doll's  house  better,  that 
;  you  wished  to  make  the  exchange? 
I      Orplia.    Yes  ;     I     prefer    the    doll's 
|  house ;  but  I  heard  Kosa  say  she  want- 
I  ed   a  set  of  tea-things,   and   mine   are 
I  new,  and  her  doll's  house  is  old. 
I      Mother.  I  know  that  her  toy  is  not 
I  as  new  as  yours ;   but  it  is  much  bet- 1? 

*j  Q 

I  tor ;  and  it  is  not  right  to  take  it  from  I 
|  your   little  sister,   in  exchange   for  one 
that  is  not  worth  half  as  much. 

Orpha.  But,   if  she  likes  it  as  well, 


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mother,  why  is  it  not  right  for  me  to 
exchange  with  her?  I 

Mother.  Perhaps,  she  might  like  it  | 
as  well  at  first ;  but  she  would  soon  | 
wish  for  her  doll's  house  again.  Be- 1 
sides,  it  would  be  wrong ;  for  you  know 
that  her  toy  is  better  than  yours. 

Orplm.  Why,  Seba  gave  me  his  iron  § 
hoop  for  my  wooden  one,  and  you  did  j 
not  blame  me  for  taking  it  ;  and  his  \ 
hoop  is  worth  twice  as  much  as  mine.  \ 

Mother.    Yes ;    but   Seba  knows   the  \ 
|  worth  of  things   as  well  as  you ;    and, 
if  he  chooses  to   give   you  a  good  toy 
for  a  worse  one,  I  should  say  he  was  a 
kind   and    noble    brother,    and   that   it  \ 
was  right  for  you  to  take  it. 

But  would  you  like  to  have  any  one  | 
do   by   you,   as   you  wished    to   do   by 
your  little  sister,  and  give  you  a  poor 
thing  for  a  good  one  ? 

Orplm.  No,  mother ;  I  should  not 
like  it ;  and  now  I  see  it  would  not  be 
right  to  get  the  doll's  house  from  little 
Eosa ;  for  it  would  not  be  doing  to 
her,  as  I  would  have  her  do  to  me. 

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LESSON    XX. 


"WAIT'  IXG,  tarrying. 
FRU'  GAL,  spare. 

1  SEV'  ER  AL,  a  number  of. 

2  FALL'  EN,  dropped. 

\  KNEAD'  ING,  mixing,  or  work- 


IN  QUIRE',  ask. 


|  NEED'  Y,  in  want. 
IN  DEED',  truly. 
STRAN'  GER,  person  unknown. 
WOR'  TOY,  deserving. 
THERE'  FORE,  for  that  reason. 


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[ing.  1  TREAS'  URE,  wealth. 


THE    HONEST     POOR    MAN. 

1.  One  evening  a  poor  man  sat  by 

|  the  way  side,  waiting  for  the  return  of  | 
his  little   boy,    whom   he   had   sent   to :-] 
|  the  baker's  to  buy  a  loaf  of  bread.        | 

2.  The  boy  soon  came  with  the  loaf;  g 
|  but,   as   the   father   was   cutting   it,   to  > 

begin   their   frugal   meal,  several   large  ° 
pieces    of     gold     fell     out     upon     the 
ground. 


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'3.  The  lad  gave  a  shout  of  joy,  £ 
picked  up  the  gold,  and  said  :  "  0  | 
father  !  Now,  as  we  have  found  so  || 
much  money,  we  have  no  need  to  work  | 
so  hard.77  I 

4.  But   the   father   said  :    "  My   son,  | 
that  money  does  not  belong  to  us.77       | 

5.  "Whose   is  it,   then,77   replied  the  | 
boy,   "if  it  does  not  belong  to  us ?77       | 

6.  "I   know  not  whose   it  is,77   said 
I  the  father;   "it  may  have  fallen  out  of 

S^  7  •/ 

I  the  baker's  pocket,   as  he  was  knead- 
g  ing  the  dough.     We  must  inquire.77 
I      7.   "But,  father,77   said  the  boy,  "we 
1  are  poor  and  needy ;    we   have  bought  | 
1  the   loaf,    and   no   one  will   ever   know 

o\  * 

Swhat  became  of  the  money.77 
|  8.  "We  bought  the  loaf,77  said  the 
I'father;  "but  not  the  gold  in  it.  If 
the  baker  sold  us  only  the  bread,  we 
can  have  no  right  to  keep  the  money. 
I  9.  "  We  may  never  be  rich ;  but  we 
|  must  always  be  honest.  We  must 
I  trust  in  the  Lord,  and  try  to  do  right, 
|  and  then  we  shall  never  be  put  to 

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10.  They  took  the  loaf  and  the  money 
to  the  baker,  told  him  that  they  found 
it  in  the  bread,  and  that,  if  it  was  his, 
he  might  take  it. 

11.  "  You    are,     indeed,    an    honest 
man,"  said  the  baker;   "and  now  I  will 
tell  you  about  the  gold,  and  how  I  came 
by  that  loaf  of  bread. 

12.  "A   stranger,    a    few   days    ago, 
brought    that    loaf    to    my    shop,    and 
wished  me  to  sell  or  give  it  to  the  most 
worthy  poor  man  whom  I  knew  in  the 
town.     I  did  so;    and  the  loaf,   there- 
fore, with  all  its  treasure,  is  yours.'7 

13.  The  poor  father  bowed  his  head, 
while  tears  of  joy  fell   from   his   eyes. 
His  son  ran,  and  put  his  arms  around 
his  father's  neck,   and  said :    "  I  shall 
never   forget    your    advice  :    I   will   al- 
ways try  to  do  right;    for  then  I  shall 
never  be  put  to  shame.'3 


LESSON     XXI, 


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3  SMII/  ING,  cheerful. 
^  CHILI/  ING,  causing  chills. 
JOY'  ous,  full  of  joy. 


TUNE'  FUL,  music.il. 
PLEAS'  ANT,  delightful. 
CHEER'  LESS,  gloomy. 


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DON'T    KILL    THE    BIRDS. 

1.  Don't  kill  the  birds,  the  little  birds. 

That  sing  about  our  door, 
Soon  as  the  smiling  Spring  has  come. 
And  chilling  storms  are  o'er. 

2.  The  little  birds,  how  sweet  they  sing  1 

0,  let  them  joyous  live  ! 
And  never  seek   to  take  the  life 
Which  you  can  never  give. 

3.  Don't  kill  the  birds,  the  happy  birds, 

That  bless  the  field  and  grove  ; 
So  harmless,  too,  to  look  upon, — 
They  claim  our  care  and  love. 

4.  The  happy  birds,  the  tuneful  birds, 

How  pleasant  'tis  to  see  ! 
No  spot  can  be  a  cheerless  place, 
,     Where'er  their  presence  be. 


LESSSON    XXIU 


Poui/  TRY,  domestic  fowls. 
A  BUND'  ANCE,  plenty. 
EAR'  LY,  in  good  season. 
SERV'  i  CES,  labors. 
SOME'  TIMES,  occasionally 
PERCH,  alight. 
THANK'  FDL,  grateful. 
CAUS'  ED,  gave. 
PLEAS'  TIRE,  delight. 


PROF'  ITS,  gains. 
DE  RIV'  ED,  received. 
CARE'  FUL,  cautious. 
FRIGHT'  EN,  scare. 
IN'  JURE,  hurt  or  harm. 
AN'  i  MALS,  living  creatures. 
TREAT'  ED,  used. 
IN  FLICT',  bring  or  lay  on. 
I  NEED'  LESS,  unnecessary. 


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THE    POULTRY    YARD. 

1.  Mr.  Imnan  Avas  a  wealthy  farmer 
who  had  cattle,  horses,  sheep,  and  poul- 
try in  great  abundance. 

2.  He   told   Helen,  his   little  daugh- 
ter, that,  if  she  would  rise  early  every 
morning,  and  feed  the  fowls,  she  might 
have,  as  a  reward  for  her  services,  the 
moncv  for  all  the  ecres  she  could  sell. 

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3.  As  soon  as  Helen  came  into  the 
yard,    with    her    basket    of    corn,    the 
ducks,  geese,   turkeys,  hens,  and  chick- 
ens, would  all  ilock  around  her. 

4.  Some   would   fly  up   and   eat  the 
corn  out  of  the  basket,  while  the  larger 
ones  would  stretch  up  their  necks,  and 
pick  at  the  corn,  through  the  holes. 

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5.  Even   the   cloves,  which   are  com- 
Sl  monly  so   shy,   used   to   fly  clown  from 

I  their    cot,    and    seem    quite    at    home  j| 
among  the  larger  fowls. 

6.  Indeed,    they   were    so  very   fond 
of  Helen,    that  they  would   sometimes 

|  perch  upon  her  shoulder,  and  put  their 
bills  almost  to  her  lips,  as  if  they 
wished  to  show  how  thankful  they 
were  for  their  breakfast.  | 

7.  This  caused  Helen  great  delight ;  I 
and    she   really   felt   more   pleasure   in  | 

I  taking  care  of  her  poultry,  than  in  all  | 
I  the  profits  which  she  derived  from  the 
sale  of  their  eggs. 

8.  Do   you  know  why  all   the   fowls 
were  so  fond  of  Helen?      It  was   be- 
cause she  was  always  so  kind  to  them ; 
and   was   so   careful,   when   they   came 
about  her,  never  to  frighten  nor  injure 
them. 

9.  This  is  the  way  all  animals  should 
be   treated ,    for  they  have  feelings   as  | 

1  well    as    we,    and    they   soon    perceive 
|  who  treats  them  kindly. 

10.  Those  who  are  willing  to  inflict 

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have  very  bad  hearts ;   and  good  boys 
and  girls  will   never   choose  such  per- f 
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LESSON    XXIII  + 


STAIN'  En,  colored. 
SUR  PRISE',  astonishment 
Ex  CLAIM'  ED,  cried  out. 
BEAU'  TI  FUL,  handsome. 
USE'  FUL;  profitable. 


|  OB'  JECTS,  things. 
PEE'  VISH,  fretful;  cross. 
BEA'  SON,  cause. 
IIu'  MOR,  disposition. 
CEX'  SURE,  blame. 


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THE  PIECE  OF  STAINED  GLASS. 

1.  Little    Wilson,    while    playing   in 
the  yard,  found  a  small  piece  of  glass, 
stained  red. 

2.  He  wiped  off  the  dust,  and  placed 
it  before   his  eyes,   when,   to   his  great 
surprise,  every  thing  that  he  saw,  was 
of  the  same  color  as  the  alass. 

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3.  He   ran  into   the   house,    and  ex- 
claimed :  "  0  mother ;  see  what  a  beau- 
tiful piece  of  glass  I  have  found !     Ev- 
ery thing  I  see  through  it,  looks  red, — 
the  trees,  the  houses,   the  green  grass, 

vour  face,  and  even  vour  blue  eves  V7 

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I  "it  is  very  beautiful,  indeed.     But  may  | 
I  you  not  learn  a  useful  lesson  from  this 
3  pretty  piece  of  glass  ?': 

5.  "I  do  not  know,'7  said  Wilson, 
"  what  more  I  can  learn  from  it.  I  never 
before  thought  that  a  piece  of  red  glass 
I  would  make  every  thing  look  red  too.' 
I  6.  "My  son,"  replied  his  mother,  "do 
1  you  not  remember,  the  other  day,  that 
I  you  said  every  body  was  cross  to  you, 
I  and  that  you  even  thought  your  father, 

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eg  °  " 

|  7.  "As  your  piece  of  stained  glass 
|  seemed  to  change  the  color  of  objects, 
I  so  the  state  of  your  feelings  made  the 
£j  conduct  of  others  appear  like  your  own. 
1  8.  "  You  were  then  peevish  and  fret- 
|  ful,  and  that  is  the  reason  why  you 
I  thought  everv  body  around  you  was  %> 

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|  peevish  and  fretful  too. 

9.  "If  you  had  been  in  good  humor, — 
gentle,   loving,   and  kind  to   every  one, 
I  you  would  have  had  no  cause  to  cen- 1 

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be  what  you  wish  others  to  be.': 

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CEN'  TER,  middle. 
Cm'  CLE,  round  figure 
AT  TEMPTS',  trhils. 
Sue  CESS',  favorable  result. 
VENT,  let  out. 
AN'  GER,    wrath;  fury. 
Ac  CUSE',   blame. 
I  PAIL'  URE,  ill-success,     [dent. 
0  VER  HEARD',  heard  by  acci- 


VEX'  KD,  annoyed. 
HATE'  FUL,   odious. 
Di  RECT'  KD,  aimed. 
PRAC'  TICE,  custom. 
GUILT,  crime. 
LAY'  ixa,  placing. 
IN'  KO  CENT,  blameless. 
CAN'  DOR,  frankness. 
Yiu'  TUB,  moral  goodness. 


THE  LITTLE  ARCHER  AND  HIS  ARROW, 

1.  Abel  Archer  had  a  little  bow  and 
1  arrow,   with  which  he  amused  himself 
I  every   duy,    after   he   came   home   from 
I  school. 

2.  He  set  up  a  mark  against  a  tree, 
|  and    then    took   his   bow,    and  tried  to 


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shoot  the   arrow  into  the  center  of  the 
circle. 

3.  After    making    several    attempts, 
but  without  success,  he  began  to  vent 
his  anger  against  the  arrow,  and  to  ac- 
cuse it  of  being  the  cause  of  his  failure. 

4.  His  mother,  who  had  been  sitting 
where  she  overheard   all   he  had  been 
saying,   called   him   to   her,   and   asked 
him  to  tell  her  what  had  so  vexed  him.  | 

5.  He  told  her  that  he  had  set  up  a  I 
fair   mark,   and   had   taken   good  aim ;  | 
but    the    hateful    arrow   would    not    go  g 
where  he  wished  to  have  it. 

6.  His  mother  told  him  that  it  was 
very  wrong  thus  to  accuse  the  arrow ; 
for,  as  it  was  directed  only  by  himself, 
so  he  alone  was  to  blame  for  the  failure. 

7.  It  is  an  idle  and  wicked  practice 
of  some  persons  to  charge  others  with 
guilt,   when    they    themselves    are   the 
only  ones  in  fault. 

8.  We  should  never  try  to  hide  our  | 
own   faults,    by   laying    the    blame   on 
those  who  are  innocent ;   for   candor  is 

a  great  virtue. 

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'  BLE,  activo  ;  lively. 
REACH'  ED,  attained. 
A  LARM'  ED,  frightened. 


GID'  DY,  dizzy. 

0  BEY'  ED,  minded. 

As  SIST',  help  ;  aid. 


THE     YOUNG     SAILOR. 

1.  A  little  boy  went  to  sea  to  learn 
to  be  a  sailor.       One  day  the  captain 
said  to   him :    "  Come,  my  boy,   if  you 
wish  to  be  a  sailor,  you  must  learn  to 

|  climb:  let  me  see  you  go  up  the  mast." 

2.  The  boy,  who  was  a  nimble  little 
fellow,  soon  reached  the  top ;  but,  when  i 

I  he  saw  how  high  he  was,  he  began  to  £ 
I  be   alarmed,   and  cried  out :    "  0    Cap-  | 
tain,  I  shall  fall !    what  shall  I  do  ?" 

3.  "  Look  up,  look  up,  my  boy !"  said  | 
the   captain ;    "if  you  look   down   you  | 
will  be  giddy:   look  up,  and  then  you 
will   come   down   like   a   sailor.7'      The   ; 

I  boy    obeyed    the    captain's    command,  | 
and  reached  the  bottom  in  safety.   . 

4.  We  should  learn  from  this  to  re- 
|  gard  the  counsel  of  those  who  arc  wiser 

than   ourselves;    and,  at   all   times,   to 
|  look   to   God   for   help,  who   alone   can  [* 
assist  us  in  every  time  of  trouble. 


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LESSON    XXVI. 

5  SOLV'  ED,  determined.  J  EF  FECTS',  results, 

RE  FORM',  amend.  )  BE  MAIN,'  continue. 

EFFECTS     OF     EVIL     DEEDS. 

1.  There  was  a  little  boy,   who   did 
so  many  bad  things,  that  he  could  not 
count  them,   nor  remember  them  from  |J 
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I  2.  His  mother,  wishing  him  to  see  | 
g  how  many  evil  deeds  he  was  guilty  of,  p 
S  told  him,  for  every  bad  deed,  to  drive  | 
|  a  nail  into  a  post ;  and,  for  every  good  | 
1  deed,  to  draw  one  out. 
»x  3.  The  post  was  soon  filled  with 
1  nails,  and  he  began  to  be  ashamed  of 
I  his  conduct.  He  then  resolved  to  re- 
|  form. 

I  4.  As  now  he  began  to  do  good 
1  deeds,  he  went  to  the  post,  day  after 
|  day,  and  drew  out  a  nail,  till,  at  last, 
|  they  were  all  drawn  out.  He  tteii 

took  his  mother  to  see  the  post. 

5.   "Ah,  yes,  my  son,"  said  she,  "the 
|  nails  are  all  out ;  but  the  prints  of  the 

nails  are  still  there ! 


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ter  you  have  done  wrong,  the  effects  of 

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LESSON    XXYIK 


AL  LOW,  permit. 

A  BUSE',  ill-use. 

RE  SEXT'  ING,  retaliating. 

AL  LOW'  ED,  let,  or  permitted. 

GREAT'  LY,  much. 

LM'  i  TATE,  pattern  after. 

VA'  RI  ous,  different. 

Ex  AM'  PLE,  mode  of  conduct. 


Ex'  ER  CISE,  business  in  hand. 
SLY'  LY,  in  a  sly  manner. 
EN  RAG'  ED,  provoked. 
SCREAM'  ED,  cried  out. 
PROP'  ER  LY,  rightly. 
COM'  PA  NY,  society. 
RE  PEAT',  do,  or  make  again. 
TREAT'  ED,  used. 


5  SCHOOL  BOY'S  AND  THE  MONKEY. 

/  1.  Harvey  Austin  had  a  monkey,  by 
the  name  of  Pug,  which  would  allow 
°§  no  one,  either  to  abuse  him  or  his 
I  vouno;  master,  without  resenting  it. 

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I  go  with  him  to  school,  where  the  boys 
|  were  greatly  amused   to   see   him  imi- 
tate them  in  their  various  sports. 

3.  When  the  teacher  called  the  boys 
into  school,  Pug  followed,  and  took  his 

|  seat  with   them      When  they  took  up 
I  their  books,  he  took  up  one,   also,  and 
|  began   to   turn   over   the  leaves,  as  he 
saw  them  do. 

4.  On  seeing  this,  all  the  children  bc- 
|  gan  to  laugh ;   and  Pug,  still  trying  to 
fe  imitate  their  example,  began  to  grin. 

i  5.  One  of  the  boys  then  threw  a  wad 
|  of  paper  at  him,  when  Pug,  thinking 
|  the  exercise  was  now  changed,  threw 

S  his  book  at  the  boy's  head. 

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|      6.  Then  a  boy,  sitting  near  him,  sly- 

i  ly  scratched  him  with  a  pin,  when  the 
|  monkey,  greatly  enraged,  sprang  upon 
|  the  boy's  shoulder,  and  pulled  his  hair, 
till  he  screamed  for  help.  ; 

7.  The   teacher  came   and   took  him 
|  off.      "  Beat  him!"    said  one.     "Throw 
|  him  out  of  the  window!"  said  another.  1 
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8.  "No  I"  said  the  teacher;   "ho  has 
done  nothing  but   to   imitate  your  ex- 
ample.     If  you  had  behaved  properly 
toward  him,  he  would  have  treated  you 
in  the  same  manner. 

9.  Pug,   like   "Poor   Tray/'   felt  that 
he  had  been   caught  in  bad  company. 
He  went  home,  fully  resolved  never  to 
repeat  his  visit  to  the  school. 

10.  from  this  lesson  we  should  learn 
to  behave  in  a  proper  manner,   at  all 
times;    and  then  we  shall  never  have 
cause  to  blaine  those  who  merely  imi- 
tate our  own  example. 


LESSON    XXVHU 


FOR'  TUNE,  great  wealth. 
DREAM'  ER,  one  who  dreams. 
SHIN'  ING,  glittering ;  gleaming. 
WATCH'  ED,  observed. 
SPLEN'  DID,  very  fine. 
NEED'  Y,  very  poor. 
DE  LUD'  ED,  deceived. 
NURS'  ED,  took  care  of. 
SPI'  ED,  saw  or  observed. 
HOPE'  LESS,  unpromising. 
SE'  CRET,  hidden  thought. 
DE  SPAFR',  hopelessness. 


KIND'  ER,  more  kind. 

TALE,  story. 

FUN'  NY,  laughable ;  queer. 

SCARCE'  LY,  hardly. 

SOR'  ROW,  grief. 

SE  VERE',  hard  to  be  endured. 

ROLL'  ED,  flowed. 

TEN'  DER,  kind-hearted. 

SPY'  ING,  seeing. 

PRO  CURE',  obtain  ;  get. 

PRE'  cious,  highly  valued. 

END'  ED,  finished  ;  closed. 


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THE  BOY  WHO  PLANTED  HIS  MONET. 

1.  Little  Alfred  found  a  shilling, 

As  lie  caine  from  school  one  day  : 
"  Now/'  said  he,  "I  '11  have  a  fortune  ; 
For  't  will  grow,  I  've  heard  them  say/' 

2.  Thus  he  thought,  poor  little  dreamer, 

"When  some  money  one  had  found, 
It  would  grow,  and  bear  more  money, 
If  'twere  planted  in  the  ground. 

3.  Not  a  word  he  told  his  mother ; 

For  he  thought  she  would  be  willing : 
Home  he  runs,  and,  in  the  garden, 
Plants  his  shining  little  shilling, 

4.  Every  day  he  gave  it  water, 

And  he  watched  it  with  great  care ; 
For  he  thought,  before  the  winter, 
It  would  many  shillings  bear. 

5.  "  Then,"  said  he,  "  I  '11  buy  a  pony, 

And  a  lot  of  splendid  toys  ; 
And  I  '11  give  a  hundred  shillings 
To  the  needy  girls  and  boys." 

6.  Thus  deluded,  little  Alfred 

Laid  full  many  a  splendid  plan, 
As  the  little  coin  he  planted, 
Wishing  he  were  grown  a  man, 

7.  Day  by  day  he  nursed  and  watched  it, 

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But  his  hopes  began  to  fail  him  ; 
For  no  signs  of  growth  he  spied. 


8.  Weary  with  his  hopeless  waiting, 

More  than  any  child  could  bear, 
Little  Alfred  told  his  secret 
To  his  mother,  in  despair. 

9.  Never  was  a  kinder  mother ; 

But,  when  his  sad  tale  she  heard, 
'T  was  so  funny,  she  for  laughing, 
Scarcely  spoke  a  single  word. 


10.  This  was  worse  than  all ;  for  Alfred 

Thought  his  sorrow  too  severe, 
And,  in  spite  of  every  effort, 

Down  his  cheek  there  rolled  a  tear. 

11.  This  his  tender  mother  spying, 

Kissed  away  before  it  fell ; 
"  Where  to  plant  your  bright,  new  sliilling, 
Said  she  to  him,  "let  me  tell." 

12.  "Mr.  Holt's  two  little  children 

Long  have  wished  to  learn  to  read ; 
But  their  father  is  not  able 

To  procure  the  books  they  need. 

13.  "  For  their  use,  if  you  will  spend  it, 

Precious  seed  you  thus  will  sow, 
And,  ere  many  months  are  ended, 
Trust  me,  you  shall  see  it  grow." 


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FLOW'  ED,  ran. 
COM  PLET'  ED,  finished. 
CON  VEY',  carry  or  lead. 
LA'  BOR,  toil. 
UP'  RIGHT,  perpendicular. 
CON  NECT'  ED,  attached. 
Ex  ER'  TION,  effort. 
CON  STRUCT',  make  or  build. 
MA  CHINE',  instrument. 
OTH'  ER  WISE,    without   that 
method. 


IN  VENT'  ED,  contrived. 
EN'  GINES,   instruments   of 

force  or  power. 
PER  FORM'  ED,  done. 
GEN'  i  us,  superior  talent. 
IM  PROV'  ED,  bettered. 
PRO  PEL',  drive  forward. 
EM'  i  NENT,  distinguished. 
Bus'  i  NESS,  employment 
EN'  ER  GY,  zeal ;  vigor. 


THE  LITTLE  WATER-WHEEL. 

1.  Near   the   house,   in   which   Peter 
and  Alison  Parks  lived,  flowed  a  small 
stream  of  water. 

2.  One  day,  while  they  were  playing 
along   this   stream,   Peter   said   to  An- 
soii :  "  Let  us  go  to  work  and  make  a 
little  mill-dam." 


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3.  "Well,"  said  Anson,  "I  will  bring 
some    stones,    sticks,    and    sods,    while  | 
you   get   some   boards    to   place   across 
the  stream." 

4.  They  both  went  to  work,   all  the  | 
spare    time    they    had,    and,    in    three 
days,  the  dam  was  completed. 

5.  The  next  day  they  made  a  little  § 

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water-wheel,    and    a    spout    to    convey  g 
the  water  from  the  dam  to  the  wheel.  | 

6.  When  Peter  and  Anson  came  from  i 
school,   they  went  down  to   their  mill- 
dam,    as   they   called    it,    and    amused 

I  themselves  with  their  water-wheel. 

7.  One    morning    their    mother   said 
to   them  :    "  Boys,    I   wish   you   to   do 
some  churning,  before   you  go  to  work 
at  your  mill-dam." 

8.  The  boys  took  hold  by  turns,  and  | 
churned  for  nearly  an  hour,  before  they 
brought  the  butter. 

9.  While   thus   at  work,  Peter   said,  | 
"  I   have  been  thinking,    if  we   had   a  jp 
larger  wheel,  we  might  contrive  to  make  g 
that  do  the  churning,  and  so  save  our- 
selves much  hard  labor." 

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10.  They   went   to   work,    and,    with  | 
the  aid  of  their  elder  brother,  made  a| 
larger   wheel.     Then,    with   an   upright 
shaft,  one  end  of  which  was  connected 
to  the  churn  dasher,   and  the  other  to 
the  crank  of  the  wheel,  the  churn  was 
set  in  motion. 

11.  Thus  these  little  "boys,  by  a  due  , 

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exertion  of   their   minds,   were  able   to  | 
construct    a    machine    to    perform    the 
labor,  which  they,  otherwise,  must  have 
done  with  their  hands. 

12.  It  is  in  this  way,  that  men  have 
invented  a  great  many  useful  machines 
and   engines,    by   which    labor    can   be 
performed    much    better    and    quicker, 
than  it  could  be  done  without  them. 

13.  It   was   by   close   thinking,    that 
men  of  genius  invented  and  improved 
the  steam-engine,  which  is  used  to  pro- 
pel .  boats  on  the  water,   and  rail  cars  | 
on  the  land. 

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14.  If  any  one  would  become  an  em-  1 
inent  scholar,  or  skillful  in  any  branch 
of  business,  he  must  apply  his  mind  to 
it  with  zeal  and  energy. 

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ROB'  BER,  thief. 

SEIZ'  ES,  catches. 

SHEP'  HERD,   one   who   takes 

care  of  sheep. 
WRAP'  FED,  covered  over. 
SWIFT'  LY,  rapidly. 
SAV'  ED,  kept  or  prevented. 
IN'  STANT  LY,  immediately. 
PEO'  PLE,  persons. 
GUARD'  ING,  taking  care  of. 


SLEN'  DER,  slim. 
SCENT,  smell 

PUR  SUES',  chases  or  follows. 
BUSH'  Y,  thick,  like  bushes. 
Cov'  ERS,  conceals. 
FA'  von  ITE,  one   much  be- 
loved. 

PRANKS,  capers. 
SAD'  LY,  sorrowfully. 
RE  FUSE',  decline. 


IT   KINDS   OF    DOGS. 

1.  Come,  little  boys  and  girls,  let  us 
have    a    talk   about  dogs.      Some   are 
prized    for    their  beauty,    while    others 

are  very  useful. 

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2.  The     strong    Mastiff    guards    his 
master's   house   by  day  and  by  night. 
He  barks  loud  at  the  sight  of  a  rob- 


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ber,  and  seizes  him,  if  he  attempts  to  | 
touch  any  thing.  | 

3.  The  shepherd's  Dog  helps  to  guard  1 
the  sheep,   as   they  graze  on  the  hills  §» 
and  plains,  and  at  night  he  drives  them  | 
safely  into  the  fold.  ' 

4.  The  Esquimaux  sits  in  his  sledge, 
wrapped  in  thick,  warm  furs,   and  his 
dog  draws  him   swiftly  along  over   the 
ice  and  snow. 

5.  The  New  Foundland  Dogs  are  so 
used  to  the  water,  and  are  so  large  and 
strong,    that    they    have    saved    many 
people  from  being  drowned. 

6.  If  one  of  them  were  to  see  a  child 
fall  into  the  water,  he  would  instantly 
jump  in  after  it,  and  bring  it  safely  to 
the  shore. 

7.  The  little  barking  Cur  will  lie  all  I 
day  under  the  fence,  guarding  his  mas- 
ter's coat  and  basket,  while  he  is  hard 
at  work  in  the  fields. 

8.  The   Hound  is  used   to  hunt  the 
sly   fox,   that   steals  our  lambs,   geese, 
hens,  and  chickens.  i 

9.  The  Greyhound  is  a  tall,  slender,  | 

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dog,  that  can  run  very  fast,  and,  on 
this  account,  it  is  kept  for  the  chase. 
It  does  not  scent  its  game,  like  the 
hound,  but  pursues  it  chiefly  by  sight. 

10.  Then  we   must  not  forget  little 

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Shock,  with  his  long  bushy  hair,  which 
nearly  covers  his  eyes.  He  is  a  great 
favorite  m  with  children,  and  plays  al- 
most as  many  pranks  as  his  young 
master. 

11.  Dogs   are   so   fond  of  those  who 
are  kind  to  them,  that  they  are  ready 
to  do  any  thing  in  their  power,  to  pro- 
tect them  from  harm. 

12.  Sometimes    they   will    not  leave 
their   master,    even    after   he   is   dead ; 
but  will  sit  by  the  body,  moan  sadly, 
refuse   to   cat,    and,    at   last,    lie   down 
on  the  grave  and  die. 


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My  I  LT,  household. 
RE  TURN'  ED,  went  b<ock. 
SIN'  GU  LAR,  remarkable. 
BE  LONG'  ED,  owned  by. 
FOL/  LOW  ING,  going  after. 


MOAN'  ED,  bewailed. 
DOLE'  FUL  LY,  sadly. 
RE  LEAS'  ED,  set  free. 
STRETCH'  ED,  extended. 
RE  MAIN'  ED,  stayed. 


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DARWIN     AND     HIS     DOG. 

1.  A  little  boy  by  the  name  of  Dar- 
win, had  a  beautiful  spaniel  dog,  which 
was  called  Argus. 

2.  The  boy  was  taken  ill,  and,  after 

a  few  days'  sickness,  died,  and  the  dog  | 
followed  the  family  to  the  grave. 

3.  For    several    days    the    dog   was 
missed  from  the  house;  but,  at  length, 

I  he  returned,  and,  after  looking  around, 
las  if  in  search  of  something,   he  went 
1  away. 
I      4.  Aorain   he   returned   and  went   as 

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|  before ;  and,  what  is  very  singular,  the 
I  family  missed  several  things  that  be- 
1  longed  to  little  Darwin. 

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I      5.  They   watched   the   clog   when   he  | 
1  came    back,    and    saw    him    take    his 
1  young   master's   top,   and   run  off  with 
I  it  toward  the  grave-yard. 
1      6.  On  following  the  dog,  they  found, 
I  in  a  hole  which  he  had  dug  in  the  grave, 
1  a  cap,  a  pair  of  shoes,  and  several  toys. 
I      7.  They  took  poor  Argus  away,  and 
1  shut  him  up  at  home ;  but  he  refused  to 
I  eat,  and  moaned  so  dolefully  that  they  | 

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grave,  stretched  himself  upon  it,  and 
there  remained  till  he  died. 


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CREEP'  ING,  crawling. 
AT  TACK',  assault. 
A  LOFT',  on  high. 
IN'  STANT,  moment 
Pi  ERG'  ED,  penetrated. 
Ex  HAUST/  ED,  weakened. 
WHEEL'  ING,  whirling. 


OB  TAIN'  ED,  procured. 

Ex'  CEL  LENT,  very  good. 

Ex  PENSE',  cost. 

SELF-DE  FENSE',  self-protection. 

GRAT7  i  FY,  indulge. 

DE  STRUG'  TION,  ruin. 

DOOM'  ED,  fated. 


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THE  HAWK  AND  THE  WEASEL. 

1.  A  hawk,  seeing  a  weasel  creeping 
about  in  the  grass,  in  search  of  moles, 
flew  down  to  make  a  dinner  of  him. 

2.  The   weasel   did   not   fear  its   at- 
tack; for  he  seemed  to  think  he  would 


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have  as  good  a  chance  to  get  a  meal 
as  the  hawk. 

3.  The    hawk    seized   him   with    its< 
claws,  and  bore  him  aloft  in  the  air ;  ; 
but,  on  the  instant  of  the  attack,  the  ! 

'  I 

weasel  thrust  his  head  under  the  j 
hawk's  wing,  pierced  the  skin  with ! 
his  sharp  teeth,  and  began  to  drink  j 
its  blood.  ! 

4.  The  hawk  soon  found  that  it  had  ! 
not  "caught  a  weasel  asleep/7  and  tried  j 
to  peck  him  off  with  its  hooked  bill ;  I 
but  it  was  all  in  vain.          m  \ 

5.  The  weasel  made  the  most  of  hk ! 
time,  and  the  hawk,  exhausted  by  the  j 
loss  of  blood,  soon  came  wheeling  down,  | 
and  fell  dead  upon  the  ground.  ! 

6.  By  this  time  the  weasel  had  ob-  | 
|  tained   an   excellent,  dinner  at  the  ex-  ! 

pense  of  the  hawk,  and  ran  away,  none  | 
the  worse  for  his  ride  in  the  air.  i 

7.  Self-defense   is   a   law   of  nature.  { 
|  They   who    seek    to    gratify   their   own 
I  desires,    by   the   destruction   of    others 

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|  are  often  doomed  to  perish  in  the  at- 
I  tempt. 


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MIN'  UTES,  moments. 

Dis  TRESS',  pain. 

RATS'  ED,  lifted. 

FOR  GOT'  TEN,  disrememberccL 

CAU'  TION,  warning. 

HARD'  Y,  tough. 

SOL'  DIERS,  military  men. 

OF  FEND',  displease. 

GEN'  TLE  MAN,  polite  person. 

PUT'  TING;  placing. 


SEEM'  ED,  appeared. 
TIM'  ID,  fearful. 
MAN'  LY,  manliko. 
BRAV'  ER  Y,  courage. 
RE  PROACH',  censure. 
Snow'  ED,  exhibited. 
DAR'  ING,  having  courage. 
BRAVE'  LY,  boldly. 
BAT'  TLES,  fights. 
COUN'  TRY,  nation. 


A  GENTLEMANLY  BOY  MUST  BE  GENTLE. 

1.  "  Joseph,  my  son,  I  wish  you  to  be 
very  gentle  with  your  little  sister/1  said 
Mrs.    Perry,  as   she   tied   on   her   little 
girl's   bonnet,    and    sent   her   out   with 
her  brother  to  play  in  the  garden. 

2.  They  had   been   out  of  the   room 
but  a  few  minutes,  when  a  cry  of  dis- 
tress was  heard  from  the  little  etfii.  and 

t— /        / 

the  mother,  on  looking  out  of  the  win- 
dow, saw  her  lying  on  the  gravel  walk. 

3.  Joseph    took    his   little    sister  by 
the  arm,   raised   her  up,  and   told  her 

not   to   cry.      He    then    ran    into    the 

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house,  threw  down  his  cap,  and  said : 
"  Mother,   I  ( o   not   like    to   play  witli 


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Mina;    for   she   is   almost   sure   to   get 
1  hurt." 

4.  "  What  have  you  been  doing,  my 
§  son/'  said  his  mother :  "I  fear  you  have 
S  forgotten  my  caution.      You  are  much 
g  older  than  your  sister,  and  I  have  often 

told  you  to  be  very  careful  and  gentle 
with  her.'5 

5.  "  Gentle!  how  can  boys  be  gentle !"  \ 
said   Joseph ;    "  they   should   be   hardy  j 
and  rough  like  soldiers.     It  may  be  well  \ 
enough  for  girls  to  be  gentle ;  but  who 
would  like  to  be  called  a  gentle  boy?" 

6.  "And  yet,  my  son,"  said  his  moth- 
er, "in  a  few  years,  it  would  offend  you 
very  much,  if  any  one  were  to  say  you 
are  not  a  gentle-man  /' 

7.  "0  mother!"    exclaimed  Joseph; 
|  "  I  had  never  thought  of  putting  those 

two  words  into  one  to  make  gentleman.  \ 
To  be  gentle,  always  seemed  to  me  like  I 
being  weak  and  timid." 

8.  "  That  is,  by  no  means,  the  case,  I 
my  son,?:  said  his  mother;   "for  men  of 

|  the  greatest  courage  are  often  the  most  \ 
kind   and    gentle.      But,    perhaps,    you  | 


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would   rather   be   called    a    manly   boy 
than  a  gentle  one. 

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9.  "Indeed,   I  would!"    said  Joseph.  1 
"Well,  then,"  said   his  mother,   "  show  I 
yourself  manly  by  being  kind  and  gen-  | 
tie  to  all ;  be  manly,  not  only  by  your  I 
bravery  in  times  of  danger,  but  by  your  | 
courage    in    speaking    the   truth,    even  | 
though  in  doing  so,  it  may  bring  upon 
you  blame  and  reproach. 

10.  "  Washington    showed    as    much 
true  courage  when  he  was  a  little  boy,  jp 
in  daring  to  own  that  he  had  cut  down 
his  father's  cherry-tree  in  the  garden, 
as   he   did,    when    a    man,    in   bravely 
fighting  the  battles  of  his  country. 


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CAR'  RIAGE,   coach.  <  SUR  PRIS"  ED,  astonished. 


Pi  AZ'  ZA,  porch. 

PROUD'  LY,  vainly. 

EL'  E  GANT,  beautiful. 

PE  LISSE',  silk  coat,  or  habit, 

worn  by  ladies. 
BE  LIEVE',  think. 


Mil/  LIN  ER,  bonne  t-inaker. 
DEL'  i  CATE,  fine  ;  soft. 
OR'  NA  MENTS,  adornments. 
UN  COUTH',  awkward. 
TRI'  UMPH,   exultation. 
ROB'  BED,  deprived. 


BOAST'  ING,  bragging.  DE  PEND'  ENT,  relying. 

PRE  PAR'  ED,  made  ready.          !  PRO  VIDES',  procures. 

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PRIDE     IN      DRESS. 

1.  A  little  boy  and  girl,  whose  names 
were  Lorin  and  Olive,  were  dressed  in 
their  finest  clothes,  to  take  a  ride  into 
the    country,    with     their     father    and 
mother. 

2.  While    waiting    for    the   carriage, 
they   both  walked   out   on   the   piazza, 
and  began  to  talk  proudly  of  their  fine 
clothes. 

3.  "See/1  said  Lorin,  "what  a  splen- 
did new  hat  I  have,   what  an  elegant 
white  vest,  and  what  a  fine  new  coat!77 

4.  "Indeed,  sir/'  said  little  Olive,  "I 
think  I  am  dressed  finer  than  you ;  for  | 
you  see  I  have  on  a  silk  pelisse,  and 
a  fine  feather  in  my  hat!7: 

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5.  "  And  yet  I  do  not   believe  your 
clothes  cost  as  much  as  mine/7  replied 
Lorin. 

6.  Their  tutor,  Mr.  Wisncr,  who  was  | 
sitting  in  the  parlor,   on  hearing  their 
dispute,    stepped    to   the   window,    and 
said :  "My  dear   children,    I   am  sorry 
to  hear  you  talk  in  this  boasting  man-  | 
ner. 

7.  "  Neither  of  you   has   any  reason  | 
to  be  proud  of  your  fine  clothes  ;    for  | 
they  are  only  second-hand.     They  have  | 
all  been   worn   long   before   they   were  | 
prepared  for  you.7' 

8.  On  hearing  this,  Lorin  and  Olive  | 
were  greatly  surprised.     At  first,   they 
looked  at  their  tutor,  and  then  at  their  | 
fine  clothes,  without  saying  a  word. 

9.  At  last,   Olive  said:    "Why,   Mr. 
Wisner,  my  silk  pelisse  must  be  new; 
for  it  has  just  been  made  on  purpose 
for   me  ;    and   my  feather  was   bought 

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10.  "That   may  be  true/7   said  Mr. 
Wisner ;    but  was  not  your  pelisse  first  | 
worn   by   those    'ugly   worms/    as   you  | 

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|  on  those  mulberry  trees  ? 
1  11.  "And,  besides,"  added  Mr.  Wis- 
1  ner,  "  that  delicate  feather  upon  your 
1  hat,  is  only  one  of  the  cast-off  oma- 
1  ments  of  the  uncouth  ostrich." 

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1      12.  "With   an   air   of  triumph,   Lorin  | 
I  now  told  his  sister,   that  he  was  glad 

1  his  clothes  had  never  been  worn  either 

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|  by  birds  or  worms. 
I  13.  "  True,"  replied  Mr.  Wisner  ; 
1  "  but  was  not  your  coat  worn  by  the 
|  sheep,  until  they  were  robbed  of  their 
1  warm  fleece  for  your  use  ?  And  did 
|  not  the  fur,  of  which  your  hat  is  made, 
1  first  clothe  the  beaver,  the  otter,  or 

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i      14.  "  You  see,  therefore,  my  children, 
I  how    dependent    you    are    upon    these 
1  creatures  for  the  very  clothing,  of  which 
I  you  have  been  so  proud. 
I      15.    "  This   should    teach   you   to  be 
1  truly  thankful  to  Him,  who  so  kindly 
|  provides  for  all  your  wants ;    for,   in  a 
1  truly  thankful  heart,  there  is  no  room  | 
|  for  pride." 

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LESSON    XXXV  + 

LA'  ZT,  indolent.  (  SCORN,  disdain. 

T  DLE.  tlioughtless ;  useless.      I  SLUG'  CARD,  lazy  person. 

TRUST     AND     TRY. 


1.  "  Can  not,"  Edward,  did  you  say  ? 
Chase  the  lazy  thought  away ; 
Never  let  that  idle  word 

From  your  lips  again  be  heard  ; 
Take  your  book  from  off  the  shelf; 
God  helps  him  who  helps  himself ; 
O'er  your  lesson  do  not  sigh  ; 

Trust  and  try — trust  and  try. 

2.  "  Can  not"  Edward  ?  scorn  the  thought  ; 
You  can  do  whatever  you  ought  ; 

Ever  duty's  call  obey, 
Strive  to  walk  in  wisdom's  way ; 
Let  the  sluggard,  if  he  will, 
Use  the  lazy  "  can  not"  still ; 
On  yourself  and  God  rely  ; 

Trust  and  try — trust  and  try. 


LESSON    XXXVU 


BUILD'  ING,  edifice. 
MA'  SONS,  bricklayers. 
OP'  PC  SITE,  over  against. 
CAR'  RI  ED,  brought. 
OB  SERV'  ING,   seeing. 
No'  TION,  idea. 


DE  SPISE',  scorn ;  disdain. 
Dis  COUR'  AG  ED,  disheartened. 
PROP'  ER  LY,  rightly. 
Di  VID'  ED,  separated. 
MOUNT'  AIN,    great   elevation 
of  land. 


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ONLY  ONE  BRICK  ON  ANOTHER. 

1.  Eugene  was  standing  by  the  window 
one   morning,    and   looking;   at    a  lar^e  | 

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building  which  the  masons  were  putting 
up,  just  opposite  to  his  father's  house. 

2.  He   watched    the    workmen    from 
day  to  day,   as   some   of  them   carried 
up  the   brick   and   mortar,   and   others 
placed  them  in  their  proper  order. 

3.  His    father,    observing     him     for  | 
some  time,   said :    "  My  son,   you  seem  1 

|  to   be   very   much   taken   up   with  the  | 
masons.      Why,  what  are  you  thinking  \ 
about  ?     Have  you  any  notion  of  learn- 
ing the  trade  ?" 

4.  "No,   sir,71   said   Eugene,   smiling; 


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"  but  I  was  just  thinking  what  a  little  | 
thing  a  brick  is,  and  yet  the  walls  of 
that  great  house  are  built,  by  only  lay- 
ing one  brick  upon  another." 

5.  "  Yery   true,    my   son,"     said   his 
father.     "Just    so   it   is  with  all  great 
works.     All   your  learning  is  only  one  | 
little  lesson  added  to  another. 

6.  "If   you   could   walk   around   the 

I  globe,  it  would  be  done  only  by  putting  | 
|  one  foot  before  the  other.     Your  whole  | 
life  will  be  made  up  of  one  little  mo-  g 
inent    after    another.      Drop   added   to  | 
drop,  makes  the  ocean.  ^ 

7.  "  Learn  from  this  not  to  despise  f 
1  little   things.      Learn,    also,    not    to  be  g 

discouraged  at  great  labors.     The  great-  | 
est    labor    becomes    easy     if    properly  i 

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<  divided  into  parts. 

8.  "  You    could    not    jump    over    a  g 
mountain  ;  .  but   step   after   step   takes  g 
you  to  the  other  side.     Do  not  fear  to  <| 
attempt  great  things.     Remember  that  | 

|  the  whole  of  yonder  building  was  made 
by  merely  laying  one  brick  upon  an- 
other." 


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LESSON    XXXYIU 


KNOWL'  EDGE,  learning. 
Pos  SESS',  have. 
E'  VIL,  harm  ;  injury. 
VAI/  UE,  worth. 
RIGHT'  LY,  properly. 


LIKE'  WISE,  also. 

PRO  DUCE',  make  or  create. 

DAM'  AGE,  hurt  or  injury. 

STRIV'  ING,  trying. 

EM  PLOY',  use  ;  occupy. 


®|  DE  STROY',  take  away.  j  WEI/  FARE,  benefit. 

THE  RIGHT  USE  OF.  KNOWLEDGE. 

1.  Knowledge   is   power.      The  more 
|  knowledge  we  possess,  the  greater  power 

we  have  to  do  good  or  evil. 

2.  If  you  were   to  become  the  most  | 
learned  of  men,  it  would  be  of  no  value, 
unless   you   made   a  right  use  of  vour 

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knowledge. 

3.  Fire   is   a   good   thing,    if    rightly 
used.      It  may  serve  to  warm  us,  and 
to  cook  our  food ;  but,  if  badly  used,  it 

|  may  burn  down  our  dwellings,  or  even 
destroy  our  lives. 

4.  Water    is    likewise    very    useful ; 

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for,  with  it,  we  may  quench  our  thirst, 
grind  our  grain,  and  produce  steam  for 
engines ;  but,  like  fire,  it  may,  also,  do 
much  damage.  • 

5.  But  a  bad  use  of  knowledge  will 

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world,   than   a   wrong   use   of  fire   and 
water. 

6.  The  more  knowledge  wicked  per- 
sons have,  the  more  evil  they  will  do; 
and  the   more   knowledge   good   people 
have,  the  more  good  they  will  do. 

7.  While  you  are  striving,  therefore, 
to  acquire  knowledge,  seek,  also,  to  be- 
come wise  and  good,  that  you  may  em- 
ploy all  your  powers  for  the  welfare  of 
mankind. 


LESSSON    XXXYHI* 


As'  GRT,  ill-natured. 
ER'  RAND,  message. 
QUICK'  LT,  speedily. 


ILL-NA'  TUR  ED,  cross. 
AT  TEN'  TION,  needfulness. 
IN  STRUC'  TION,  teacliing. 


0  BLIG'  ING,  accommodating.        A  VOID',  shun. 
SELECT    SENTENCES. 

1.  Always  "  obey  your  parents ;"  for 
that  is  the  command,  of  God. 

2.  When   you   go  to   school,    always 
obey  your  teacher. 

3.  When    yon  read   a  book,    try  to 
learn  something  from  it. 

4.  Never    speak  to   any  one  in   an 
angry  and  harsh  manner. 


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5.  Be  careful  to  speak  the  truth  at 
all  times,  and  speak  evil  of  no  one. 

6.  Never  strike  your   little  brothers,  | 
or  sisters,  or  playmates.  | 

7.  When   your  parents   send  you  on 
an  errand,  go  and  return  quickly. 

8.  When  you  are  at  play,  you  must 
|  be  kind  and  obliging ;    for,  if  you  are 
I  ill-natured    and    selfish,    good    children 
|  will  not  like  to  play  with  you. 

9.  Always    listen   with   attention   to  | 
the    counsel    and    instruction    of    your 

|  parents  and  teachers. 

10.  If    your    schoolmates    make    a 
mistake    in    reading    or    speaking,    do 
not   laugh    at    them ;    for   that   is   not 
what  you  would  like  to  have  them  do 
to  you. 

11.  Ask   God  to  aid   you   always  to 
do  good  and  to  avoid  evil. 


G-ATn'  ER,  collect. 
PLAY'  THINGS,  toys. 


LESSON  xxxix* 

SAB'  BATH,  Sunday. 
RULE,  law;  precept. 
HAVES',  acts  or  conducts.      !  OR'  DER,  regulate. 


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THE    MEANING    OF    DUTY. 

Son.  Father,  what  is  the  meaning 
of  duty?  The  teacher  told  us  to-day, 
if  we  would  be  good  and  happy,  we 
must  do  our  duty. 

Father.  Duty,  my  son,  is  that  which 
we  owe  to  ourselves,  and  to  others. 

Son.  But  how  can  we  owe  ourselves 
any  thing?  That  is  something  that  I 
never  thought  of  before. 

Father.  Ought  you  not  to  eat,  drink, 
and    sometimes   play,    when    you   have 
I  nothing  else  to  do  ? 

Son.  0  yes,  sir;  though  that  is  very 
easy,  and  something  that  I  like  to  do; 
but  is  that  what  duty  means  ? 

Father.  That  is  a  part  of  its  mean- 


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ing  ;  but  ought  you  not,  also,  to  work, 
study,  and  often  do  a  great  deal  that  is 

|  not  so  pleasant  as  it  is  to  eat,  drink, 

|  and  play  ? 

I      Son.  Tes,  sir  ;  I  suppose  I  ought  :  but 

|  is   that   all  you   mean  by   my  duty  to 
myself? 

Father.  No;  that  is  not  all;  for  no 
one  can  do  his  duty  to  himself,  unless 

|  he  is  willing  to  do  his  duty  to  others. 
Son.  Why,  father,  it  seems  to  me 
that  duty  is  a  very  hard  word  to  learn 
the  meaning  of;  and  I  do  wish  you 
would  explain  it  to  me  in  some  other 
way. 

Father.  Well,  I  will  try,  Did  you 
hear  your  mother  tell  little  Norman  | 

«-'  Sr 

this  morning,  to  gather  up  his  play- 
things, put  them  into  his  wagon,  and 
draw  them  out  of  the  room? 

Son.  Yes,  sir;  but  can  such  a  little 
boy  have  a  duty  to  do  ?  I  thought  duty 
was  something  too  hard  for  a  child  like 
Norman. 

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and,  if  he  does  that,  and  behaves  as 
well  as  he  can,  he  does  his  duty  as 
fully  as  he  could,  if  he  were  a  man. 

Son.    How    can    children,    like    little 
|  Norman,    have    any   duty,    since    they  i 
are  not  old  enough  to  know  what  they  | 

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ought  to  do  ?  | 

Father.  It  is  true,  they  do  not  know 
for  themselves  what  they  ought  to  do, 
and  that  is  the  very  reason  why  they  |> 

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should  be  made  to  obey  those  who  do  g 
know. 

Son.  And  what  is  the  best  rule  for 
the  conduct  of  those  who  do  not  know 
I  their  duty  to  others,  and  have  no  one 
I  to  teach  them  their  duty  ? 

Father.  My  son,  can  you  repeat  that 
verse  which  your  mother  taught  you 
last  Sabbath? 

.    Son.  0  yes,  sir;   it  is  this:    aAs  ye 
would  that  men  should  do  to  you,   do 
ye,    also,    to   them  ;"    and    is   this   the  \ 
RULE,  father?  j 

Father.  Yes ;  those  who  order  their 
conduct  by  that  RULE,  will  be  a  bless- 
ing to  others,  and,  at  the  same  time, 


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they  will    be   good   and    happy   them- 
selves ;    for,   in  this  way,   they  will   do  | 
their  Duty. 


LESSON    XL* 
IN'  STANCE,  example.  HAP'  PEN,  chance. 


e|  Ex  CHANGE7,  trade ;  barter. 
OF'  FER,  proffer  or  tender. 


TROUB'  LE  SOME,  annoying. 
WHAT  EV'  ER,  any  thing  that. 


How  EV'  ER,  for  all  that.  1  Fu'  EL,  wood,  coal,  <fcc. 

MONEY  A  MEDIUM  OF  EXCHANGE. 

1.  What   a  useful   thing  is   money! 
If  there  were  no  such  thing  as  money, 

|  we  should  be  much  at  a  loss  to  get  any 
thing  we  might  want. 

2.  The  shoemaker,  for  instance,  whog 
mioiit   want  bread    and    meat   for   his  I 

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g  family,  would  have  nothing  to  give  in 
I  exchange  but  shoes. 
|      3.    He    must,    therefore,    go    to    the 
1  baker,   and   offer   him  a  pair  of  shoes 
1  for  as  much  bread  as  they  are  worth ; 
I  and  he  would  have  to  do  the  same,  if  | 
|  he  went  to  the  butcher. 

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4.    The    baker,    however,    might    not 
happen   to   want   shoes  just   then,  but 


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might  want  a  liat ;  and  so  the  shoe- 
maker must  find  out  some  hatter,  who 
wants  shoes,  and  get  a  hat  from  him, 
and  then  exchange  the  hat  with  the 
baker  for  bread. 

5.  All   this   would   be   very   trouble- 
some ;    but,   by  tho  use  of  money,   the 
trouble  is  saved;   for  any  one  who  has 
money,    may   get,    in    exchange    for   it, 
whatever  ho  wants. 

6.  The  baker,  for  example,  is  always 
willing    to    part    with    his    bread    for 
money ;  because  he  knows  that  he  can 
exchange  it  for  shoes,  or  a  hat,  or  fuel, 
or  any  thins;  else  he  needs. 

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7.  What  time   and   trouble   it  must 
have  cost  men,  to  exchange  one  tiling 

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for  another  before  money  was  in  use! 


LESSON    XU, 


RE  QUIR'  ED,  demanded. 

BE  IIAV'  IOR,  conduct. 

BE  COM'  ING,  getting  to  be. 

I  DE'  A,  thought. 

AT  TEND'  ING,  going  to. 

REG'  u  LAR,  punctual. 


DIL'  i  GENT,  industrious. 
SPEC'  i  MENS,  samples. 
COM  MEND'  ING,  praising. 
DE  PORT/  MENT,  behavior. 
PROG'  RESS,  advancement. 
NEG  LECT'  ED,  failed. 


SANDERS'     NEW     SERIES 


THE  REWARD  OF  DILIGENCE. 

1.  Charles  and  Henry  were  two  fine 
little  boys,  and  their  father  loved  them 
very   much;    for   they   always   tried   to 
please  him,  by  doing  whatever  he  re- 
quired of  them. 

2.  They  were  very  fond  of  play ;  and 
their  father,  as  a  reward  for  their  good 
behavior,    gave    them    a    great    many 
presents,  with  which  they  amused  them- 
selves every  day. 

3.  As    they    were     becoming    quite 
large   boys,    their    father    bought    each 
of  them   a  new   book,    and   told  them 
that  they  must  go  to  school  and  learn, 
if    they  would    become  wise   and   use- 
ful men. 


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4.  They  were   greatly  delighted  with  f? 
the  idea  of  attending  school,  and  learn- 
ing to  read  in  their  new  books.     But, 
after  they  had   been  to  school   several 
weeks,    they    began    to    neglect    their 
books,  and  grew  more  and   more   fond 
of  play. 

5.  One  morning,  as  their  father  was 
about  to  take  a  long  journey,  he  told  | 
them  that,  if  they  would  attend  school  jp 
every  day,  and  improve  their  time  till  jP 
he  came  home,  he  would  bring  them  a 
richer  present  than  he  had  ever  given 
them. 

6.  They   were    both    regular    in   at- 1 
|  tendance,  and  diligent  in  their  studies. 

On  the  day  of  their  father's  return, 
they  brought  him  some  beautiful  speci- 
mens of  their  own  hand-writing,  and, 
also,  a  note  from  their  teacher,  highly  | 
|  commending  their  deportment  and  | 
progress.  | 

7.  Their   father   admired    the    speci- 1 
mens,    and    read    the    note    from    the  | 
teacher  with   great   delight.      He   then  | 

I  took  them   by  the   hand,   and,   leading 


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SANDERS'     NEW     SERIES. 


I  them  out  to  the  carriage  -  house,  show- 
ed them  a  span  of  beautiful  ponies, 
harnessed  to  an  elegant  little  carriage. 

8.  "  These,    my    chile3 ren,    shall    be  I 
|  yours/7    said   the   father.      "You   have  | 
§  fully  proved  your  love  to  me  by  your 

|  good  behavior,  and  by  your  rapid  prog- 
ress in  learning.  You  can  now  take  a 
ride  in  your* beautiful  carriage.'7 

9.  How  much  happier  were  Charles 
|  and  Henry  than  they  would  have  been, 

had  they  been  idle,  and  neglected 
to  comply  with  the  wishes  of  their 
father ! 


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LESSON    XL  1 1, 


CLIMB'  ED,  mounted. 
§  PEEP'  ED.  slyly  looked 
Ij  SPY,  see ;  find  out. 

PAN'  TRY,  cupboard- 


j  PAUS'  ED,  stopped  a  moment. 
WHER  EV'  ER,  any  place  where. 
AB'  SENT,  away. 
No'  TIC  ES,  sees  or  observes.  • 


LITTLE    JOHN    GAY, 

1.  "  No  one  will  see  me  !"  said  little  John  Gay ; 
For  his  father   and  mother   svcre  both   gone  away, 

And  he  was  at  home  all  alone  : 
"  No  one  will  see  me !"    so  he  climbed  on  a  chair, 
And  peeped  in  the  pantry  to  spy  what  was  there , 

Which  you  know  he  should  not  Irve  done. 

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2.  There  stood  in  the  pantry,  so  sweet  and  so  nice, 
A  plate  of  plum-cake,  in  full  many  a  slice, 

And  applef  so  ripe  and  so  fine : 
"  Now,  no  ono  will  see  me !"  said  John  to  himself, 
As  he  stretched  out  his  arm  to  reach  on  the  shelf: 

"  This  apple,  at  least,  shall  be  mine !" 

3.  John  paused,  and  put  back  the  nice  apple  so  red ; 
For  he  thouo-ht  of  the  words  his  kind  mother  had  said, 

O  ' 

When  she  left  all  these  things  in  his  care; 
"But  no  one  will  see  me!'?  thought  he,  "is  not  true; 
For  I've  read  that  God  sees  us  in  all  that  we  do, 

And  is  with  us  wherever  we  are." 


4.  Well  done !     Yonr  kind  father  and  mother  obey ; 
Try  ever  to  please  them,  and  mind  what  they  say, 

Even  when  they  are  absent  from  you; 
And  never  forget,  that  though  no  one  be  nigh, 
You  can  not  be  hid  from  the  glance  of  God's  eye; 

For  lie  notices  all  that  you  do. 


LESSON    XLIH* 


GATH'  ER  ING,  picking. 
A  BUND'  ANCE,  great  plenty. 
SUD'  DEN  LY,  all  at  once. 
WON'  DER  ED,  was  in  wonder. 
TRAM'  PLED,  trod. 
MUR'  MUR  ED,  repined. 
NIGHT'  SHADE,  poisonous  plant. 
Poi'  SON  ous,  deleterious. 


GRIEV'  ED,  pained. 
HIN'  DER  ED,  prevented. 
PLUCK'  ING,  picking. 
FOR  BID',  denied. 
BE  WARE',  guard  against. 
AL  LUR'  ING,  enticing. 
IN  DULG'  ED,  allowed. 
DE  STRUCT'  IVE,  pernicious. 


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THE    POISONOUS    BERRIES. 

1.  A   father   walked   with    his    chil- 1 
dren  through  the  fields,  and  across  the  \ 

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hills.       The    children     amused    them- 1 
selves  with  gathering  the  strawberries,  ! 
which   grew,    in   abundance,   along   the  j 
|  path  and  in  the  valleys.  j 

2.  Suddenly  the  father  heard  a  shout  j 
of   delight   from    the   children,    and   lie  | 
wondered   what   they  had   found.      He  \ 
went  to  them,  and  saw  that  they  had  j 
in  their  hands  some  beautiful   berries,  | 
which  they  were  about  to  eat.  I 

3.  But   the   father  took   the  berries, 
threw  them  upon  the  earth,  and  stamp- 
ed upon  them.     He  then  tore  the  plants 
out  of  the  ground,  and  trampled  upon 

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them,  together  with  the  berries  which 
hung  thereon. 

4.  The  children  murmured  and  won-  1 
dered   at   the   conduct   of  their   lather. 
But  he  was  silent,  and  walked  onward. 
At  last,  the  children  inquired  :    "  How 

|  could  you,  dear  father,  thus  destroy  the 
beautiful  fruit,  and  all  our  pleasure  ? 
Do  tell  us  why  you  did  that?" 

5.  "  My  children,'1    answered  the  fa- 
ther,  "  if  ^  you  had  eaten  those  berries, 
they  would   have    caused    your   death. 
They    are    the    berries    of    the    deadly 
nightshade,  a  very  poisonous  plant." 

6.  Then  the  children  were  ashamed, 
and    cast    their    eyes    to    the    ground. 
They   thanked   their   father,   and   said  : 
"  0  father  !    why  did   you   not   tell   us 
that  ?  for  then  we  would  not  have  griev- 
ed you  by  our  foolish  murmurings." 

7.  Their   father   answered  :    "  It  was 
your  very  anger  and  your  murmurings 
that  hindered  me.     Did  I  prevent  you 

|  from  plucking  the  sweet  strawberries  ? 
You  now  know  the  kind  of  pleasure  I 
forbid  you. 

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8.  Thus,  my  dear  children,  beware  | 
|  of  those  pleasures  which  appear  the 
most  alluring;  for,  if  indulged  in,  they 
would  prove  as  destructive  to  your 
morals,  as  the  berries  of  the  poisonous 
nightshade  would  have  been  to  your 
life. 


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LESSON    XLIV  + 

NEIGH'  I?OR,  one  residing  near.    SUP  PLY',  furnish. 
AR'  TI  CLES,  things.  SKILL'  FUL,  dexterous. 

e3  CLUM'  SY,  awkward.  PUR  SUIT',  business. 


e3  Bus'  i  NESS,  employment 
^  Doz'  EN,  twelve. 
JOIN'  ER;  carpenter. 


RE  QUIRES',  demands. 

D£  VOTE',  apply. 

AD  VAN'  TAGE,  benefit. 


BENEFIT     OF     EXCHANGES. 

1.  "Why  should  not  every  man  make 
|  what  he  wants  for  himself  instead  of 
1  going  to  his  neighbor  to  buy  it  ? 

2.  If  you  ask  the  shoemaker  why  he 
does  not  make  for  himself  tables,  chairs, 
hats,   and   every   thing   else,   which   he 
wants,  he  would  tell  yon  that  he  would 
need  the  same  set  of  tools  to  make  one 
of  those  articles,  that  he  would  to  make ! 
a  hundred. 


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3.  But,  in  order  to  make  these  tools 

|  himself,   he  would   require    a   forge,    an  g 

I  anvil,    and   hammers ;    and,    even   then  \ 

the   tools,    and   his   other  work,   would 

be   very   clumsy  ;    because    he    is    not 

used  to  that  kind  of  business.  | 

4.  It    is,    therefore,    less    trouble    to  | 
him   to   make   shoes   that   he   can   sell  jp 
for  as  much  as  will  buy  a  dozen  chairs,  ^ 

^  than   it  would   be   to   make   ono  chair  & 
for  himself. 

5.  To  the  joiner,  again,   it  would  be  | 
just    as    great   a  loss    to    attempt    to  | 
make  shoes  for  himself;   and  it  is  thus  jp 

I  with   the   tailor,    the   hatter,    and   per- 1 
I  sons  of  all  other  trades.  jp 

6.  It  is,  therefore,   best  for  all,   that  p» 
each    should    work    at    his    own   trade,  g 

£v 

and  supply  his  neighbors,   while   they,  | 
|  in  turn,  supply  him. 

7.  To    become    skillful    in    any   one 
pursuit,  requires  much  practice.      And,  | 

jj  as  no  one  can  learn  to  do  every  thing,  | 
I  he    should    devote    himself    closely    to  p 
I  that  which  he  can  do  to  the  best  ad-  i 
vantage,  both  to  himself  and  others. 


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L  E  S  S  0  H 


Pog  SESS'  ED,  had. 
EN'  vi  ous,  begrudging. 
TEM'  PER,  disposition. 
HAP7  PI  NESS,  enjoyment. 
Hoi/  i  DAY,  play-day. 
PAS'  TIMES,  sports. 
0  BLIG'  ED,  compelled. 


HAP'  PEN  ED,  chanced. 
HE  JOIG'  ED,  was  pleased. 
CON  SID'  ER  ED,  thought  to  be. 
Mis'  CHIEV  ous,  given  to  mis- 
chief. 

Dis  LIKE',  displeased  with. 
EN'  vi  ED,  begrudged. 


'  ER  ous3  liberal-minded,     i  OB  TAIN',  get,  or  procure. 


THE     ENVIOUS    BOY. 

1.  John   Grattan   possessed  so  envi- 
ous a  temper,  that  he  felt  no  pleasure 
in   the   happiness   of    others.     Besides, 
he  could  not  even  bear  to  see  the  other 
boys  with  a  new  book,  or  toy,  or  any 
thing  which  he  himself  could  not  have. 

2.  If  any  of  them  were  taken  out  by 
their   friends,  for  a   ride,   or   allowed  a 
holiday,   it  would  make  him  so  ill-na- 


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tured,  that  he  would  go  and  sit  by 
§  himself,  and  think  it  hard  that  others 
I  could  enjoy  their  pastimes,  while  he 
1  was  obliged  to  remain  at  home, 
I  3.  A  generous  boy  would  have  been 
I  pleased,  when  any  of  his  playmates 
1  had  some  present,  or  a  pastime ;  but, 
I  with  this  envious  boy,  it  was  quite 
I  otherwise.  He  cared  for  no  one  but 
j  himself,  and  so  there  were  very  few 
i  who  cared  for  him. 

K 

4.  Thus,   it   often   happened  that  no 
I  one  rejoiced  when   he  was  happy,  and 
I  no   one   was   sorry  when   he   was   sad. 
I  In  short,   there  was  not  a  boy  in  the 

!  whole  school,  who  gained  so  few  friends 
I  as  John  Grattan. 

3 

5.  Yet  he  was  not  considered  a  very 
I  bad  boy.      He  did  no  harm  to  any  one. 
1  He  always  spoke  the  truth.      He  was 
I  not  mischievous.      It  was,   therefore,  a 
1  pity  that  he  should  conduct  himself  in 
I  such   a   way   as    to    make   every   body 
I  dislike  him. 

jjV 

6.  When    the    day    came    for    John 
1  Grattan  to  leave  school,  there  was  not 


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one  boy  who  said  to  him :  "  John,  I 
am  very  sorry  your  are  going  to  leave 
us.77 

7.  They  did  not  follow  him  down  to 
the   gate,   to   shake   hands   once   more, 
and    say    "Good -by77    again,    as   they 
had  done  the  day  before,  when  Henry 
Hearty  went  away. 

8.  Every  one  loved  Henry.     He  was 
the    most     kind-hearted     boy    in    the 
school,  and  always  ready  to  do  a  friend- 
ly act  for  any  one. 

9.  Henry  envied  no  one.     If  he  did 
not  obtain  a  prize  at  the  close  of  the 
term,  he  did  not  envy  those  who  did ; 
for  he  was  often  heard  to  say  to  them : 
"  I  am  glad  you  have  received  a  prize ; 
for  I  think  you  deserve  it.77 

10.  But    John    Grattan    never    said 
so;    for    he    always    seemed    to   think 
that  no  one  should  receive  a  prize  but 
himself. 

11.  He  felt,  too,  -as  if  it  was  unjust 
that  Henry  should  be  liked  more  than 
himself;    and  thought  it  hard  that  the 
boys  did  not  run  to  the  gate  to  wish 


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him  "  Good-by,7'  in  as  kind  and  friend- 1 
|  ly  a  manner,  as  they  had  done  to  Henry  f 
Hearty. 

12.  Those  who   are   envious  can  not 
be  happy;    for  no  one  can  love  them. 
They    never    gain    friends  ;     and    who 
would   wish    to    live   without   friends  ? 
Who  would  wish  to  live  without  being 
loved  ? 

13.  Dr.  Doddridge  one  day  asked  his 
little  daughter  why  it  was  that  every  i 
body  loved   her.       "I   know   not,77    she  | 
replied,  "unless  it  be  that  I  love  every | 
body.77     This  is  the  true  secret  of  being  jp 
loved.      If    we    love    others,    they   will 
love  us  in  return. 


LESSON    XLYU 


COL  LECT',  gather. 
Us'  u  AL,  customary. 
ER  ED,  collected. 


>|  RE  CIT'  ING,  saying  over. 
-  FLOW'  ED,  streamed. 
Tu  i'  TION,  instruction. 
THROB'  BED,  beat. 
HAST'  EN  ED,  hurried. 
FEAST'  ING,  feeding. 
LEIS'  URE,  spare  time. 


GEN'  ER  ous,  liberal. 

No'  BLE  MAN,  man  of  noble 
birth. 

AFT'  ER  WARD,  subsequently. 

IM  PROV'  ED,  usefully  em- 
ployed. 

EM'  i  NENT,  distinguished. 

MIN'  is  TER,  preacher. 

MOT'  TO,  inscription. 

RE  LAT'  ING,  telling. 


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106  SANDERS'     NEW     SERIES. 


OTTO    AND    THE    FIELDFARES. 

1.  Many  years  ago  there  lived  near 
a  village  on  the  banks  of  the  Danube, 
a  little  boy  named  Otto  Baumer.  His 
parents  were  very  poor,  and  Otto,  at 
an  early  age,  was  sent  into  the  woods 
to  collect  sticks  for  fuel. 

2  One  day,  on  going  farther  into 
the  woods  than  usual,  in  his  search 
for  sticks,  he  found  several  juniper 
trees  well  laden  with  ripe  berries. 
And  now,  day  after  day,  he  gathered 
as  many  of  these  as  he  could,  and 
took  them  to  the  village  to  sell. 

3.  While  on  his  way  to  market  with 
his  basket  of  berries,  Otto  often  met 
the  little  boys  and  girls  with  their 


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books,    going    to    the    village     school. 
And   several   times,    as   he   passed  the 
open  door  of  the  school-house,   he  saw 
them   reading   and    reciting   their    les- 1 
sons  to  the  teacher. 

4.  Although  poor  Otto  did  not  envy 
those   children   their  happier  lot ;    yet 
his  heart  was  often  very  sad,   and,   at 
times,  the  tears  flowed  down  his  cheeks, 
as  he  thought  that  he  could  not  have 
a  chance,  like   them,   to  learn  to  read 
and  write. 

5.  But    Otto    very   well    knew    that 
his  parents  were   too   poor  to   pay  for 
his  tuition,  or  even  to  do  without  his 
help  at  home ;    and  he  could  think  of 
no  plan,  by  which  he  could  get  any  one 
to   teach   him,    even    so    much   as   the  | 
alphabet. 

6.  In  passing   through   a   grove,    on 
his  way  to  the  village,  early  one  morn- 1 
ing,  Otto  saw  two  boys  setting  a  trap  | 
for   some    fieldfares,    which    they    were  | 

trvino;  to  catch  for  their  teacher,   who,  ^ 

»/  g® 

as   they   told    him,    was   very    fond   of 
these  birds. 


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7.  On  hearing  this,  the  heart  of  the 
poor    boy   throbbed   with    delight ;    for 
now,  thought  he :  "I  know  how  I  can 
learn  to  read   and  write,   even  though 

1 1    can    not,    like    other    boys,    go    to ! 
I  school.'7 

8.  On  his    return   from   the   village, ! 
taking   an    old    basket  to   serve   as   a  [ 
trap,     Otto    hastened     to     the    woods,  | 

1  where   he  had  often   seen  these  birds  ] 
feasting  upon  juniper  berries,  and,  be-  ( 
fore  night,  he  had  the  fortune  to  find, 
beneath  his  basket,  two  fine,  full-grown 
fieldfares. 

9.  The  next  morning,  the  teacher,  on 
coining   to  his   school,    saw   a   number 
of  the  scholars  standing  around  a  lit- 
tle boy,  who  had  two  fieldfares  in  his 
hands. 

10.  The  boy  was  very  poor.     He  had 
no  hat  on   his   head,   no  shoes  on   his 

|  feet,  and  his  clothes  were  old  and  very 
much  torn.      The  teacher  came  to  him 
and    said  :    "What   do   you   wish,    my  I 
little  boy?" 

11.  "Why,  sir,"  said  Otto,   "I  heard  I 

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g- 

some   of  your   scholars   say   that   their  g 
teacher    was    very    fond    of    fieldfares, 
and  here  are  two  that  I  have  caught 
for  you.77 

12.  "And    what    is    your    price    for 
them  ?77  asked  the  teacher.     "I  do  not 
wish  to  sell  them  for  money,77  was  the 
boy7s  reply. 

13.  "But  you  look  as  if  you  were  in 
need  of  money,  my  dear  boy,77  replied 
the  teacher. 

14.  "Yes,77  said  Otto;   "I  need  a  hat 
and    shoes,    and    better    clothes  ;     but 
there  is   something  else,  which  I  need 
still   more.      My  parents   are  too  poor 
to    send    me    to    school ;    they  do   not 
know  how  to  teach  me,  and  I  can  not 
learn  alone.77 

15.  "Ah,  well,  my  boy,  that  is  no- 
ble,77 said  the  teacher;  "I  see  you  pre- 
fer knowledge  to  money  or  fine  clothes ; 
bring  your    birds    to    me,    and   I   will 
teach  you  whenever  you   have   leisure 
to  call  on  me.77 

16.  Otto  made  rapid  progress  in  his 
studies,  and,  by  the  aid  of  a  generous 


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nobleman,  was  sent  to  college.  Here 
lie  improved  his  time  to  the  best  ad- 
vantage, and  afterward  became  an  em- 
inent minister  of  the  gospel. 

17.  He  kept  in  his  study  two  field-  \ 
fares,  with  this  motto  written  on  their 
cage  :   "  Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for 
a  farthing?'7 

18.  On  being  asked  what  he  meant 
by  this  motto,  he  used  to  explain  the 
matter,  by  relating  this  story,  and  add- 

|  ing,  with  a  smile:  "That  poor  boy  was 

MYSELF.77 


LESSON    XLVIU 


MYS'  TIC,  hidden  or  secret 
BEAT'  ETH,  throbs. 
WRAP'  FED,  inclosed. 
LIVE'-LONG,  entire. 
WON'  DROUS,  marvelous. 
KNELLS,  tolls. 


CON  CEIV'  ED,  imagined. 
MAG'  ic,  wonder-working. 
DECK'  ED,  adorned. 
Pos  SESS'  ED,  owned. 
MEAS'  URES,  metes  out 
BLEND'  ED,  united. 


THE    LIFE     CLOCK. 

1.  There  is  a  little  mystic  clock, 

Though  out  of  human  sight, 
That  beateth  on,  and  beateth  on, 
From  morning  until  night. 


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2.  And,  when  the  soul  is  wrapped  in  sleep, 

And  heareth  not  a  sound, 
That  clock  still  ticks  the  live-long  night; 
Although  'tis  never  wound. 

3.  Though  wondrous  is  that  work  of  art, 

Which  knells  the  passing  hour, 
Yet  art  ne'er  formed,  nor  mind  conceived 
The  life-clock's  magic  power. 

4.  Nor  set   in  gold,  nor  decked  with  gems, 

By  pride  and  wealth  possessed  ; 
But  rich  and  poor,  or  high  and  low, 
Each  bears  it  in  his  breast. 

5.  Such  is  the  clock  that  measures  life, 

Of  flesh  and  spirit  blended  ; 
And  thus  'twill  run  within  the  breast, 
Till  that  strange  life  is  ended. 


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LESSON    XLYHU 


Vi'  o  LENT,  harsh;  rude. 
RE  SIST',  stand  against. 
SOOTH'  ING,  softening. 
IN'  FLU  ENCE,  power ;  force. 
FE  RO'  cious,  fierce  ;  savage 
TRAIN'  ED,  disciplined. 
To'  TAL  LY,  entirely. 
CA  RESS'  ES,  fondles. 
So  ci'  E  TY,  company. 


|  Ac  cus'  TOMS,  habituates. 
FROL'  ic,  sport. 
CA'  PER,  frolic. 
PERCH'  ES,  alights. 
CON  CERN7  ING,  respecting. 
TREAT'  MENT,  dealing. 
Doc'  ILE,  gentle. 
PRO  TECT'  OR,  guardian. 
E'  QUAL  LY,  alike. 


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INFLUENCE    OF    KINDNESS. 

1.  There   are   but  very  few  persons 
|  who  are   so  rough   and  violent,  as  to 

resist,  for  a  great  length  of  time,  the 
soothing  influence  of  kindness.  Even 
the  most  ferocious  animals  are  tamed 
by  it. 

2.  In  this  way,  a  man  by  the  name 
of  John  Austin,  in  London,  has  train- 

|  ed  animals  of  totally  opposite  natures, 
to  live  together  in  love  and  peace. 

3.  He   is  careful  to  keep  them  well 
fed,    caresses   them   a   great  deal,    and 
accustoms   them   to   each   other's   soci- 

|  ety  at  a  very  early  age. 

4.  The  cat  and  mouse,   the  owl  and  | 
rabbit,  the  hawk  and  pigeon,  the  star- 

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ling  and  sparrow,  all  frolic  together  in 
the  same  cage. 

5.  The   hawk   allows   the   pigeon   to 
eat  out  of  the  same  dish  with  himself, 
while  the  mice  caper  directly  under  the 
cat's   paws,    and    the    starling   perches 
on  her  head. 

6.  From  these  facts,   little  girls  and 
boys   can    learn    a    useful    lesson   con- 
cerning their  treatment  toward  younger 
brothers  and  sisters. 

7.  If  they   are   fretful,   be   not   cross 
to  them.     This  will  only  serve  to  spoil 
their    tempers,    and    injure   your  own ; 
but  speak  gently,   and  tell  them  some 
pleasing    story,    to    make    them    forget  i 
their  troubles.  | 

8.  In   this   way,   they  will   soon  be- 1 
come   as   docile   as    lambs,    and,    when  g 
they  are   unhappy,    they  will   come   to  | 
you,  as  their  kindest  protector  and  best 
friend. 

9.  A   gentle   and    patient   temper   is 

a  two-fold  blessing ;    it  equally  blesses  | 
those   who   possess   it,    and   those   who 
come  under  its  influence. 


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10.  While  we  are  striving  to  do  good 
to  others,  we  find  our  reward  in  the 
quiet  happiness,  with,  which  our  own 
hearts  are  filled. 


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LESSON    XUX* 


HUD'  DLED,  jumbled. 
AN'  GRI  LY,  madly. 
FRA'  CAS,  disturbance. 
®3  Ac'  TION,  deed  or  act. 


PET'  u  LANT,  fretful;  cross. 
COM  MENC'  ED,  began. 
Dis  TURB',  disquiet. 
SHAME'  FUL,  disgraceful 


THE  EFFECT  OF  "A  BLOW  FOR  A  BLOW." 

1.  When   I  was   about  ten  years  of 
age,   I  learned  a  good  lesson,  which  it 
would   be   well   for   all   little  boys  and 
1  girls  to  remember. 

1  2.  One  cold,  frosty  morning,  I  was 
|  looking  out  of  the  window  into  my 
1  father's  barn-yard,  where  all  the  cows 
I  and  oxen  stood  huddled  together  wait- 
1  ing  to  drink. 

I  3.  The  cattle  stood  very  still  and 
1  quiet,  till  one  of  them,  in  trying  to 
I  turn  round,  happened  to  hit  another. 
I  4.  The  one  that  was  hit,  now  angrily 
1  thrust  her  horns  against  the  next  one, 
&  and,  in  less  than  a  minute,  the  whole 


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herd    were    kicking    and    hooking    each 
other  with  great  fury. 

5.  I  called   my  mother   to   the  win- 
dow to  see  the  fracas;  and,  after  view- 
ing them  awhile,   she  said :  "  My  dear 
boy,  you  may  now  see,  in  the  conduct 
of  the   cattle,   the   effects   of  returning 
*  a  blow  for  a  blow.' 

6.  "Just  so,  some  cold,  frosty  morn- 
ing, I  have  known  one  cross  word,    or 
unkind  action,  set  a  whole  family  in  a 
quarrel." 

7.  Afterward,  if  my  brothers  or  my- 
self were  a  little   petulant,   she   would 

I  say  :    "  Take    care,    my    children  ;    re- 

|  member  how  the   fracas   in   the  barn- 

|  yard  commenced.      Never  give  '  a  blow 

for   a  blow,'   and   you  will   save   jour- 

self  and  others  a  great  deal  of  trouble." 

j 

S.  "Whatever  brawls  disturb  the  street, 

There  should  be  peace  at  home  ; 
WThere  sisters  dwell  and  brothers  meet, 
Quarrels  should  never  come. 

9.  "Birds  in  their  little  nests  agree, 

And  'tis  a  shameful  sight, 
When  children  of  one  family 
Fall  out,  and  chide,  and  fight. 

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LESSON     L+ 


es 


Cu'  EI  ous,  skillful,  or  cunning. 
SPE'  CIES,  kinds,  or  sorts. 
Sus  PENDS',  hangs. 
GATH'  ERS,  collects. 
SLEN'  DER,  thin,  or  slight 
CON  CEAL',  hide.         [wonder. 
AD   MIR'    ING,    viewing  with 
TEXT'  URE,  construction. 


LIN'  ED,  covered  inside.. 
DOWN'  Y,  soft,  or  feathery. 
SUB'  STANCE,  material. 
WROUGHT,  worked. 
IN  SERT',  set  in. 
FIN'  isn  ED,  done. 
IM'  PLE  MENT,  tool ;  utensil. 
COM'  PASS,  make,  or  contrive. 


THE  TAILOR  BIRD  AND  ITS  NEST. 

1.  These  curious  little  birds,  and  one 
|  or  two  other  species,  have  been  called 

tailor-birds ;    because    of    the    peculiar 
manner,  in  which  they  construct  their 
|  nests.      These   birds   are   found   in   the 
^  West  Indies,  and   in   other   warm   cli- 
mates. 

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2.  Like    the    Baltimore    Oriole,    this 


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bird  usually  suspends  its  nest  from 
the  twigs  of  the  apple-tree,  weeping 
willow,  or  banana  -  tree ;  and,  with  its 
bill,  which  serves  instead  of  a  needle 
|  and  a  weaver's  shuttle,  sews  or  weaves  | 
the  leaves  firmly  together. 

3.  Sometimes   it   makes  its   nest   on 
a   plant   that    has    large   leaves  ;    and 
then  it  gathers  cotton  from  the  shrubs,  i 
spins   it   into   thread,  by  means  of  its  | 
long   bill    and    slender   feet,    and    sews 

|  the   leaves   neatly  together,    to   conceal 
its  nest. 

4.  An    old    lady,    to   whom    one    of  | 
these   curious   nests   was    shown,    after  | 
admiring    its    texture    for    some   time, 
inquired    whether    these    birds    might 
not  be  taught  to  darn   stockings,  and  | 
make  clothes. 

5.  The   inside   of   the    nest  is   com- 
monly lined  with  wool,   or  some  light, 
downy  substance,  which  makes  a  very  | 
soft  and  easy  bed  for  the  young  birds.  | 

6.  In  order  to  prevent  the  eggs,   or  f 
the    youno;    birds    from    being    thrown  | 

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motion   of  the   trees,    it   is   made  very  | 
small    at    the    top,    and    four    or    five 
|  inches  in  depth. 

7.  "  Behold  a  bird's  nest ! 

Mark  it  well,  within,  without ! 
No  tool  had  he  that  wrought  ;  no  knife  to  cut, 
No  nail  to  fix,  no  bodkin  to  insert, 
No  glue  to  join  :    his  little  beak  was  all ; 
And  yet  how  neatly  finished  !    What  nice  hand, 
With  every  implement  and  means  of  art, 
Could  compass  such  another  ?" 


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LESSON    LU 


PRAC'  TICE,  exercise. 


<s§j  RE  QUIR'  ED,  called  upon. 

A  GREE'  A  BLE,  pleasing. 
5^  NEG  LECT'    omit. 

•^y  I 

DE  LAY',  put  off. 


R'  DEN,  load  or  lay  on. 
RE  SPECT',  regard. 
GAUD'  Y,  showv. 

J 

FRUIT'  LESS,  vain. 
EN  DEAV'  ORS,  efforts. 


NOW    IS    THE    TIME. 

1.  This  is  a  good  motto  for  all  boys 
and    girls    to    remember    and    practice 
on ;   for  they  are  apt  to  put  off,  until  k 
another  time,  what  they  should  do  at  | 
present.  | 

2.  When   required   to  perform   some  S 

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duty  which  is  not  agreeable   to   them, 
they  often  say  they  will  do  so  by  and 
by,    and   thus   neglect   what   would   do 
]  them  good,  and  make  them  happy. 

3.  This   is   not   wise;    for,  if  we  de- 
lay  till    to-morrow   what   ought   to   be 
done     to-day,     we     burden     ourselves 
with   more   than  we   are   able   to  per- 
form. 

4.  Do   you   wisli   for   knowledge  and 
wisdom  ?      Seek    them    at    once ;     for 
now  is  the  time. 

5.  If  you   would   conduct   yourselves 
|  in  sue!  i  a  way,  that  others  may  respect 

and   love   you,  when   you  become  men 
and   women,   begin   to   do   so   at   once, 
I  for  now  is  the  time. 


LESSON     LIU 


PUR  SLT/  ED,  chased. 
UT'  MOST,  extreme. 
U  AR'  DOR,  eagerness. 
SE  CURE',  make  sure  of. 
REV'  EL  ED,  feasted. 


Loi'  TER;  linger. 


g  E  LUD'  ED,  escaped. 
RUSH'  ED,  moved  hastily. 


SNATCH'  ED,  caught  quickly. 
Vi'  o  LENCE;  rashness. 
CRUSH'  ED,  smashed. 
CHA  GRIX'  ED,  mortified. 
DE  STROY'  ED,  ruined. 
RE  FRAIN',  abstain. 
AD  DRESS'  ED,  spoke  to. 
E.M  BRAG'  ED,  seized. 


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THE  BOY  AND  THE  BUTTERFLY. 

1.  A  boy,  seeing  a  beautiful  butter-  g 
fly  pass  before  him,  was  so  delighted  | 
with  its  gaudy  colors,  that  he  pursued  | 
it  from  flower  to  flower,  with  the  ut- 
most ardor. 

2.  At   first,    he    sought    to    seize    it 
among  the   leaves   of  a   rose,  then   he 
tried   to   cover  it  with   his   hat,   as   it 

|j  was  feeding  on   a  daisy,   and   now   he 

hoped   to  secure  it,  as  it  reveled  on  a  | 
|j  sprig  of  myrtle. 

3.  Again,   he   felt   quite   sure   of  his 
prize,  on  seeing  it  loiter  on  a  bed  of 

|  violets ;    but   the   sprightly   insect   still 
|  eluded  his  grasp.  | 

4.  At   last.    observinGC   it   half-buried  |J 

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in  the  cup   of  a   tulip,   he  rushed  for- 
ward,  and   snatched   the   object  of  his 
|  pursuit  with  so  much  violence,  that  he 
crushed  it  to  pieces. 

5.  The    boy  was    so    chagrined,    on 
finding  his  prize   so   suddenly  destroy- 

|  ed,    that  B  he    could    not    refrain    from 
weeping  over    his    rashness   and    folly,  j 
He    brought    the    poor    insect    to    his 
father,  who  addressed   him  in  the  fol- 
lowing  words  : 

6.  "  My  son,  behold  now  the  end  of 
thy  fruitless  endeavors!    and  learn  for 
the  benefit  of  thy  future  life,  that  plea- 
sure,   like   the   painted    butterfly,   may 
serve   to  amuse   thee   in   the  pursuit  ; 
but,  if  embraced  with  too  much  ardor, 
will  perish  in  thy  grasp." 


LESSON    LIU. 


f?  DIF'  FER  ENCE,  distinction. 
Ex  CEL',  surpass. 
DIF'  FI  CULT,  hard. 
PRO  POS'  ED,  presented. 
FORE  TELL',  predict. 
RE  PLY',  answer. 


LAN'  GUID,  dull  or  feeble. 

ELD'  ER,  older. 

CLEV'  ER,  skillful 

AP  PLY',  attend. 

RE  SPECT'  ED,  esteemed. 

AP  PROV'  ING,  commending. 


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"I     CAN'T,"     AND     "I'LL    TRY." 

1.  There  were  two  little  girls,  I  knew  them  right  well  ; 

In  their  persons  no  difference  you  'd  spy  ; 
But  the  younger  in  ev'ry  thing  sought  to  excel, 
While  the  other  would  not  even  try. 

2.  If  a  difficult  task  was  proposed  by  their  aunt, 

One  might  always  foretell  the  reply  ; 
You  would  hear  from  the  older  a  languid  "/  can't" 
"While  the  other  would  answer,  "/'//  try." 

3.  And  which  of  those  girls  do  you  think  would  excel  2 

I  am  sure  you  will  instantly  cry  : 
"  Not  the  elder,  indeed,  who  ne'er  sought  to  do  well  ;  |£ 
But  the  younger,  who  always  would  try." 

4.  Let  all,  then,  who  wish  to  be  clever  and  wise, 

With  zeal  to  their  studies  apply  ; 
If  that  phrase,  "/  can't"  to  their  lips  should  arise, 
Let  them  change  it  at  once  for  "  Fll  try? 


LESSON    LIV* 


'  PING,  cutting. 
GLAN'  CED,  darted  aside. 
Ac'  01  DENT,  mishap. 
LIFE'  LESS,  dead. 
WAR'  RANT,  guarantee. 
^  Ai/  LEY,  narrow  way. 
CHAS'  ING,  pursuing. 


EARN'  EST,  animated. 
RE  MAIN'  ED,  continued. 
Ex  PECT'  ED,  supposed. 
FALSE'  HOOD,  untruth  or  lie. 
TRANS  PIR'  ED,  took  place. 
CON  FESS'  ETH,  owns. 
FOR  SAK'  ETH,  gives  up. 


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"TRUE  DUNCAN." 


1.  Duncan  was  the  name  of  a  little 
boy  who  lived  next  door   to  Mr.   Cole, 
his   teacher.      He    was    called    by   his 
school-mates,     "  True     Duncan  ;?:     be- 
cause he  would  never  tell  a  lie. 

2.  One    day,    as    he    was    chopping 
wood  in  the  yard,  the  teacher's  cat,  Tab- 
by, came  along,  when  the  ax  glanced, 
hit  her  on  the  head,  and  killed  her. 

3.  Duncan,  knowing  that  Tabby  was 
a  great  favorite  with  his  teacher,  was 
much    alarmed   at   the   accident ;    and, 
as   he    stood   and   looked    at    the    poor 
lifeless   creature,    he    could    not    refrain 
from  tears. 

4.  Several  of  his  school-mates  came 


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running  up,  and  each  one  had  some- 
thing to  say.  One  of  them,  in  a  low  | 
voice,  said :  "  Now  boys,  we  shall  see  | 
whether  Duncan  will  have  the  cour- 1 
I  age  to  tell  the  truth  this  time.'7  | 

5.  "That    he    will,"    said    Thomas  I 
Pooley,     who    was     Duncan's     friend  ; 

tk  I  '11  warrant  Duncan  true  as  gold. 

6.  John    Jenkins    stepped    up,    and  | 
I  said  :    "  Here,    bovs,    let   me   finis;   the  I 

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cat  into  the  alley,  and  Duncan  can  | 
|  tell  Mr.  Cole  that  the  butcher's  dog  % 
1  killed  her ;  you  know  we  saw  him  j 

flw  '  •• 

I  chasing  her  last  week. 

7.  To  this  plan  the  boys  were  ready 
to  agree ;  but  Duncan,  with  an  earnest 

|  tone,  said:  "No  I  no!  it  would  be  a  | 
lie ! — a  LIE  !  Do  you  think  I  would  be  | 
guilty  of  lying?' 

8.  Just    then    the   teacher    stepped 

I  out  of  his  house,  and,  as  he  came  up  | 
and  saw  his  cat  covered  with  blood,  | 
he  said:  "What!  is  Tabby,  my  mous- 1 
er,  dead  ?  Who  could  have  done  this 
cruel  deed  ?" 

9.  All  were  silent.     But,  as  soon  as  | 

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Duncan   was   able   to   speak,   he    said : 
"  Mr.  Cole,  I  am  sorry  for  what  I  have 
done ;    but   here   is   the  truth.       I  can 
not  lie,  sir.      I  killed  poor  Tabby :    she  § 
was  rubbing  her  side  against  the  log,  | 

^  and,  by  mistake,  I  hit  her  with  the  ax."  a. 

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10.  The    other    boys    still    remained  | 
silent.      They  expected  Mr.  Cole  would  jp 
be  very  angry.      But,   with  a  pleasant  f 
smile,    he   said :    "  Duncan,    you   are   a  g 

So 

|  brave  boy !  I  have  never  known  you  g 
to  deceive  me,  or  to  tell  a  falsehood ;  | 
and,  beside,  I  saw  and  heard,  from  my 

|  own  window,  all  that  transpired." 

11.  "  There  boys,"  said  Thomas  Poo- 
ley,    "  I  told  you  Duncan  would  never 
try   to   conceal   the   deed   by   telling   a 
falsehood!" 

12.  "  True,"  replied  one  of  the  oth- 

1  ers,    "  and    now   we    see    that   Duncan  | 
i  was  right ;  for,  even  if  he  had  followed 
1  our  advice,  he  could  not  have  deceived 
the  teacher." 

13.  The  teacher  then  said :  "  Boys,  1 1 

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approve   of  Duncan's   conduct;    though 


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1 1  fear  some  of  you  would  not  have  had 
the  courage,  like  him,  to  own  the  truth. 

14.  "  Learn  from  this   that   nothing 
can  be   gained  by  telling  a  falsehood. 

|j  If  you  would  be  respected,  and  enjoy 
the  reward  of  an  approving  conscience, 

|  imitate  the  noble  example  of  '  True 
Duncan.'  " 

15.  "  He  that  covereth  his  sins,  shall  | 
not  prosper ;   but  whoso  confesseth  and  | 
forsaketh  them,  shall  have  mercy." 


LESSSON    LY* 


g  HAST'  i  LY,  quickly. 
ED'  i  BLE,  eatable. 
A'  PRI  COT,  fruit  resembling  a 


DE  CEIV'  ED,  misled. 
ER'  ROR,  falsehood. 
A  VOID',  shun. 


RE  FLECT'J  think.          [plum.     |  Dis  CERN',  distinguish. 
DO  NOT  CHOOSE  TOO  HASTILY. 

1.  Two  boys   found   under   a  tree   a| 
nut,  which  they  wished  to  divide.     One 
gave  to   the  other  the  choice,  whether  | 
he  would   take   the   inside  or  the  out- 1 
side.      "The  outside,'7  said  he;    for  he  | 

i  had  never  seen  such  fruit  before.  1 

2.  It   was   given   him  ;    but,    to   his  p 


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great  surprise,  lie  found  the  shell  was 
not  edible.  "  Another  time  I  will  be 
wiser/7  said  he,  and  they  went  on. 

3.  They  soon  came  to  a  garden,  and 
found   an   apricot,   which   was,    also,    a 
new  kind  of  fruit  to  him.     "  This  time 
I  will  take  the  inside,"  said  he. 

4.  "  Very  well,"  said  the  other,  and 
gave  him  the  stone.     So  he  was  again  j| 
deceived.      AYe   may   learn   much,    and 
still  never  become  wise  unless  we  re- 
flect. 

5.  If  truth  from  eiTor  you  would  learn. 

Apply  your  mind  with  care  ; 
Avoid  the  wrong,  the  right  discern, 
And  thus  true  wisdom  share. 


LESSON    LVU 


K 


Dr  RECT'  ED,  ordered. 
STRAIGHT'  EN,  made  straight. 
IN  PORT'  ANT,  of  great  value. 
SCF  FI'  CIENT,  enough. 
AR  RIV'  ED,  came. 
FAST'  EN  ED,  made  fast. 
NEED'  ED,  wanted. 
SUP  PORT',  aid,  or  help. 


0  BLIG'  ED,  compelled. 
CON'  STANT,  unceasing. 
PROM'  ISE,  give  expectation, 
RIG'  GING,  tackle. 
NA'  VY,  ships  of  war. 
SEA'  SON,  due  time. 
RE  STRAINTS',  restrictions. 
IN  CLIN'  ED,  made  to  lean. 


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THE  TWIG  AND  THE  TREE. 

1.  In  the  orchard,   near  Mr.   Bloom- 
er's  house,    was   a    young   apple-tree; 
but   it  was   so  crooked   that   he   often 
thought  he  would  cut  it  down.     Near 

^ j 

by  were  several  young  pear-trees,  that 
were  very  straight  and  beautiful. 

2.  Air,    Bloomer   directed    his   work- 
men to  take  an  ax,  with  some  stakes 
and    ropes,    go    into    the   orchard,    and 
see  if  they  could  not  straighten  up  the 
crooked   tree.      At   the   same   time,    he 
told    Thomas,     the     gardener,    to    put 
some  more  fastenings  around  the  pear- 
trees. 

3.  His   only   object   in   all  this,  was 
to   teach    his   little    boy    an    important 


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lesson ;  for,  after  they  had  been  gone 
a  short  time,  he  called  his  son,  Lewis, 
and  said  to  him :  "  Come,  my  boy,  let 
us  go  into  the  orchard,  and  see  how 
the  men  succeed  with  their  work :  we 
shall  have  sufficient  time  before  school 
begins.77 

4.  When  they  arrived  at  the  or- 
chard, they  first  saw  Thomas  tying 
cords  around  the  pear-trees,  and  fast- 
ening them  to  the  stakes,  that  were 
i  driven  into  the  ground  by  the  side  of 
the  trees. 

!  5.  When  the  trees  were  quite  small, 
they  were  fastened  in  this  way,  to  pre- 
i  vent  them  from  growing  crooked,  or 
|  from  being  blown  down.  As  the  trees 
!  grew  up,  they,  at  length,  became  so 
j  firm  and  strong,  that  they  needed  no 
!  such  support. 

I  6.  One  of  them  they  found  so  very 
!  crooked,  that  they  were  obliged  to 

!  drive  down  two  stakes,  and  fasten  the  jl 

i  ; 

j  tree  on  both  sides ;  and  thus,  by  early 
!  and  constant  care,  this  was  made  to 
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7.  "Well,  Thomas,77  said  Mr.  Bloom- 1 
er,    "  these   pear-trees   seem   to  be   do- 
ing pretty  well.      They  shoot  up  very 
straight  and  beautiful.77 

8.  "  Yes  ;     they  promise   very  well, 
sir,77  replied   Thomas ;    "we   have   had 
to    strain    them    pretty    close    to    the 
stakes;  but  'it7s  the  only  way.7 

9.  "  They  must  be  taken  while  very 
young,  when  a  bit  of  twine  will  keep 
them  in  place ;  but,  if  we  allow  them 
to  become  too  large,   there   is  no  help 
for  them:  'it's  the  only  way,  sir.' 

10.  They  went   a  little  farther,   and 
there  found  the  other  two  men  at  work 

OR 

|  at  the  crooked  apple-tree.  They  had 
|  a  stake  and  a  rope  on  each  side ;  but 
I  all  their  efforts  to  straighten  it,  were 
I  in  vain.  Indeed,  it  was  a  matter  of 
|  surprise,  that  Mr.  Bloomer  would  send 
g  them  to  do  such  work. 

11.  Just    as    Lewis    and   his   father 
came   to  the  crooked   tree,   one  of  the 
men  was  saying  to  the  other:  "It  will 
never  do;  you  can't  straighten  it,  and  | 
you  may  as  well  let  it  alone.77 


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SECOND     READER.  131 

12.  "Ah!"    said   Mr.    Bloomer,    "do 
you   give   it  up?      Can't  you  brace  it  | 
up  on  this  side,   and  then  on  that,   so  | 
as  to  make  it  look  a  little  better?" 

13.  "  0  no,  sir,"  said  one  of  the  men ; 
"  it's  too  late  to  make  any  thing  of  that 
tree  but  fire-wood.     All  the  rigging  of 
the  navy  could  not  straighten  it." 

14.  "True,"  said  Mr.  Bloomer;   "and 
yet,  by  means  of  a  bit  of  twine,  had  it  | 
been   used    in    season,    it    might   have 
been  made  as  straight  as  those  pear-  § 
trees.     Well,  men,  you  may  now  leave 
it,  and  go  to  work  in  the  garden." 

15.  Then     turning    to    his    son,    he 
said  :     "I    did    not    expect    the    men 
could  do  any  thing  with  that  crooked 
tree.      But   I   wished   to   teach   you   a 
lesson. 

16.  "You    are    now  like    the    little 
tree.     I  wish  you  to  become  an  upright 
and  useful  man.      The  commands  and 
restraints  which   you   require,   are   like 
the  little  cords,  by  which  the  little  trees 
are  made  to  grow  up  straight ;  for, 

*  Just   as   the   twijr   is  bent,    the   tree 's   inclined/  '•' 

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VAL'  TT  ED,  apprized. 

Oc  CA'  SIGN,  time. 

QUAN'  TI  TY,  portion. 

IN  DUG'  ED,  persuaded. 

CROUCH'  ED,  bent  down. 

IN  TEND'  ED,  contemplated. 

POST  PON'  ED,  put  off. 

RE  cov'  ER  ED,  been  restored. 


RE  TREAT'  ED,  -went  back. 
PER'  IL  ous,  dangerous. 
Po  si'  TION,  situation. 
SUP  PORT'  ED,  upheld. 
DE  FEAT'  ED,  beaten. 
HEART'  i  LY,  sincerely. 
Ex  PRES'  SIGNS,  signs  or  tokens. 
Dis  PERS'  ED,  separated. 


TEMPERANCE  TAUGHT  BY  A  MONKEY. 

1.  A   man,    living    in    the   State   of 
Maryland,  had  a  monkey  named  Jack, 
which  he  valued  at  a  thousand  dollars. 

2.  This  monkey  he  always  took  with 
him,   when   he  went  on   chestnut   par- 1 
ties,  as  he  was  very  useful  in  shaking  | 
off    the   chestnuts   from   the   tallest   of 
the  trees. 


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3.  He  would  take  a  long  stick,  climb 
up,  and  go  out  to  the  end  of  the  very 
longest  limbs,  and  knock  off  the  chest- 
nuts. 

4.  On    one    occasion,    as    the    party 
was  returning  home,  after  gathering  a 
large  quantity  of  chestnuts,  they  stop-  i 
ped  at  a  tavern,  called  for  a  bottle  of  | 
brandy,  and  drank  it  all,  except  about  | 
half  a  glass,  which  they  gave  to  Jack,  i 

5.  He  was  induced  to  drink  it,  and  | 
soon  became  quite  merry :  he  skipped,  | 
hopped,    danced   about   the   room,    and 
set  the  whole  party  in  a  roar  of  laugh- 
ter.    In  short,  Jack  was  drunk. 

6.  The  whole  party  agreed  that  they  |j 
would    come   to    the    tavern    the   next 
day,   and  "  get   Jack  drunk"  again,  for 
the  sake  of  the  sport. 

7.  The  next  morning,   as  they  went 
to  give  Jack  his  breakfast,  he  was  not  | 
to  be  seen.     After  a  long  search,  how- 1 
ever,    he  was   found    in    an    old    box,  | 
where  he  lay  crouched  up,  holding  his  |J 
fore-paws  over  his  eyes.  g 

8.  "Come  out  here!'7    said   his  mas- 1 


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ter.  Jack  came  hobbling  out,  with 
one  of  his  fore-paws  upon  his  head. 
He  had  the  headache. 

9.  He    felt,    no    doubt,    as    many   a 
toper    feels,    the    next    morning,    after 
drinking    to    excess.      Jack  was   sick, 
and    could    not   go.      So   the   intended 
meeting  at  the  tavern    was  postponed 
to  another  day. 

10.  In   about   a   week,   Jack  had  so 
far   recovered    from   the   effects   of   his 
dram,  that  he  was  able  to  go  with  the 
party  to  the  tavern. 

11.  After    the    company   had   drank 
pretty   freely    themselves,    they    offered 
a  glass   to  Jack;    but,  instead  of  tak- 
ing  the   dram,    as    before,    he    skulked 
behind  the  chairs. 

12.  "Come  here,  Jack,  and  drink  I" 
said  his  master,  approaching  him  with 
a  glass.      Jack  retreated ;    and,  as  the 
door   was   open,   he   skipped   out,    and, 
in  an   instant,   was  on  the  top  of  the  | 
house. 

13.  His    master  went    to    call    him 
down ;    but   he  would   not   come.      He  | 

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took  his  cane,  and  shook  it  at  him ;  & 
but  Jack  sat  on  the  ridge-pole,  and  | 
refused  to  obey. 

14.  His  master,  knowing  that  monk- 
eys   were    very  much  afraid  of  a  gun, 
took    one,    and    pointed    it    at    him. 
Jack    skipped    over   to   the   other   side 
of  the  roof. 

15.  Another  took  a  gun,  went  round, 
and  pointed  it  at  him  from  the  other 
side   of  the   house.     The   monkey,   see- 
ing   his     perilous     position,     instantly 
sprang  up  on  the   chimney,   and   slip- 
ped  down   one  of  the   flues,  where  he 
supported  himself  by  his  fore-paws. 

16.  The  whole  company  owned  them- 
selves  fairly   defeated ;    but,    on   reflec- 
tion,   heartily    approved    the     conduct 
of    poor    Jack.      At    length,    with   ex- 
pressions of  kindness,  he  was  induced 
to  come  down  from  the  house,  and  the 
party  dispersed. 

17.  The    master    kept    the    monkey 
|  many   years ;    but    he   could   never  be 

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LESSON    LYIIU 


STRUT'  TING,  proudly  walking. 

AT  TEMPT'  ED,  tried. 

PLU'  MAGE,  feathers. 

Dis  PLAY',  show. 

RE  CARD',  respect;  esteem. 

AT  TEN'  TION,  notice. 

MOD'  EST,  unassuming. 

EN  DURE',  bear. 


A  DAPT'  ED,  suited. 

COUP'  LE,    tWO. 

RE  SEM'  BLE,  seem  like. 
CON  FESS',  own. 
DE  SPISE',  disdain. 
Dis  PLAY'  ING,  showing. 
CON  TEMPT',  scorn. 
FIN'  ER  Y,  showy  dress. 


CHARLOTTE  AND  THE  PEACOCK. 

Charlotte.  Father,  I  do  wish  you 
would  drive  that  proud,  strutting  pea- 
cock out  of  my  sight;  I  can  not  bear 
to  look  at  him. 

Father.  Why,   Charlotte,  what  makes 
you  dislike  the  peacock  ?     Has  he  ever  j 
attempted  to  injure  you? 

Charlotte.    No,     sir  ;     he    lias    never  | 


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done  me  any  harm  ;  but  I  can  not 
bear  to  see  him  strutting  about  so 
proud  of  his  feathers. 

Father.  Do  you  not  think  his  plu- 
mage very  beautiful? 

Charlotte.  Yes,  sir ;  but  then  I  do 
not  like  to  see  him  make  such  a  dis- 
play of  it.  Whenever  I  pass  the  vain 
creature,  he  always  spreads  his  tail, 
and  struts  about  to  gain  my  atten- 
tion ;  but  I  never  look  at  him. 

Father.  How  do  you  know  that  he 
does  this  from  pride?  Perhaps,  it  is 
his  way  of  showing  his  regard  for 
you.  Do  you  suppose  he  would  take 
such  pains,  unless  he  wished  to  please 
you  ? 

Charlotte.  I  know  he  wishes  to  show 
off  his  plumage,  and  I  will  teach  him 
to  be  more  modest,  by  taking  no  no- 
tice of  him. 

Father.  Did  you  ever  see  him  be- 
fore a  looking-glass? 

Charlotte,  (smiling)  ]S"o,  indeed,  fa- 
ther ;  he  does  not  make  his  toilet  as 
we  do. 


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Father.  Then   he   does   not  waste   so  | 
much  time,  perhaps.      But  I  forgot  to  | 
ask  how  you  like  the  new  bonnet  your 
mother  bought  yesterday. 

Charlotte.  I  can  not  endure  it.     And  I 
I    shall    be    ashamed    to    wear    it    to 
church  to-morrow. 

Father.  Do  you  dislike  its  shape  ? 
Charlotte.    No,   sir;    I  like   its   shape 
\vell  enough. 

Father.   Is    it    not    adapted    to    the 
season  ? 

Charlotte.  Yes,  sir ;  it  is  warm  enough, 
I  no  doubt. 

Father.  Why,  then,  do  you  dislike  it 
H  so  much  ? 

|  Charlotte.  I  expected  a  splendid  rib- 
J  bon,  and  a  couple  of  ostrich  feathers, 
©si  ai  least;. 

|  Father.  But  what  did  you  wish  to  do 
|  with  them? 

|  Charlotte.  Wear  them,  to  be  sure. 
I  What  else  could  I  do  with  them  ? 
I  There  is  not  an  ostrich  feather  in  the 
|  village,  and  I  hoped  to  be  the  first 
to  wear  one. 


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Father.  Do  you  think  the  young 
ladies  of  the  village  would  be  pleas- 
ed to  see  you  making  such  a  display? 

Charlotte.  I  do  not  know  whether 
they  would  or  not;  I  should,  at  least, 
please  myself. 

Father.  But  what  if  they  despise 
you,  and  refuse  to  look  at  you ;  for 
thus  you  treat  the  poor  peacock. 

Charlotte.  Why,  father,  do  you  think 
I  resemble  the  peacock? 

Father.  I  must  confess  that  I  can 
see  no  difference  in  your  favor.  If 
you  despise  the  peacock  for  merely 
displaying  his  own  natural  dress,  how  | 
can  you  expect  anything  but  contempt 
in  showing  off  yourself  by  means  of 
ostrich  feathers,  or  other  borrowed 
finery  ? 


LESSSON    LIX* 
EN  DOW'  ED,  gifted.  PIERC'  ING,  penetrating. 


CON  CEIT'  ED,  filled  with  self- 


esteem. 


SOR'  RY,  poor;  mean. 
Dis  TING'  TION,  notoriety. 
CER'  TAIN  LY,  surely. 


GAL'  LANT  LY,  boldly. 

CLAD,  clolhed. 

AT  TIRE',  dress. 

AF  FEC'  TION,  attachment, 

IN  SPIRE',  infuse. 


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THE     PEACOCK. 

1.  Come,  come,  Mr.  Peacock,  you  must  not  be  proud, 

Although  you  can  boast  such  a  train ; 
For  there  's  many  a  bird  more  highly  endowed, 
That's  not  half  so  conceited  and  vain. 

2.  Remember,  gay  bird,  that  a  suit  of  fine  clothes 

Is  a  sorry  distinction,  at  most ; 
And  seldom  much  valued,  excepting  by  those 
Who  only  such  graces  can  boast. 

3.  The  Nightingale  certainly  wears  a  plain  coat ; 

But  he  cheers  and  delights  with  his  song; 
While  you,  though  so  vain,  can  not  utter  a  note, 
To  please  by  the  use  of  your  tongue. 

4.  The  Eagle  can't  boast  of  a  plumage  so  gay; 

But  more  piercing  the  glance  of  his  eye; 
And,  while  you  are  strutting  about  all  the  day, 
He  gallantly  soars  in  the  sky. 

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5.  The  Dove  may  be  clad  in  a  plainer  attire; 

But  is  she  thus  selfish  and  cold  ? 
And  her  love  and  affection  more  pleasure  inspire, 
Than  all  your  fine  purple  and  gold. 

6.  Thus,  you  see,  Mr.  Peacock,  you  must  not  be  proud, 

Although  you  can  boast  such  a  train ; 

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For  there  's  many  a  bird  more  highly  endowed, 
That 's  not  half  so  conceited  and  vain. 


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LESS 

SUB  SIST',  live. 
SCAR'  ci  TY,  want. 
SUR  ROUND"  ING,  adjacent. 
NEIGH"  BOR  HOOD,  vicinity. 
RE  MAIN"  ING,  staying. 
LIM'  ITS,  boundaries. 
WAN'  DER  ED,  strayed. 
YEN"  TUR  ED,  dared  to  go. 
PRIN'  ci  PAL,  chief. 
EN'  TER  ED,  went  in. 


ON    LX, 

PRO  VOK'  ED,  made  angry. 
VENT'  ED,  let  out. 
CLASP'  ING,  embracing. 
PRESS'  ED,  squeezed. 
HOR'  RI  BLE,  terrible. 
TEN'  ANTS,  occupants. 
Dis  PATCH'  ED,  killed. 
PROV'  ERB,  saying. 
RASH'  NESS,  temerity. 
RE  MIND',  put  in  mind. 


|  THE  KAMT-SCHAT'-KAN  BEAR  AND  THE  TEA-KETTLE. 

1  1.  These  bears  subsist  chiefly  on 
|  fish.  Several  years  ago,  however,  as 
|  there  was  a  great  scarcity  of  their 
I  favorite  food,  they  became  very  trouble- 
I  some  to  the  surrounding  neighbor- 
I  hood. 

2.   Instead  of  remaining  within  their 
I  usual  limits,  they  wrandered  forth  into 

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the   country,   during   the  whole  winter,  | 
and  even  ventured  into  the  streets  of 
the  principal  towns. 

3.  One  of  them,  finding  the  gate  in 
|  front  of  a   house   open,   entered,   when 

suddenly    it    closed    after    him.       The  | 
woman  of  the   house   had  just  placed 
a  large  tea-kettle  full  of  boiling  water, 
in  the  yard,  and  the  bear,  in  smelling 
§  it,  burned  his  nose. 

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4.  Provoked  at  the  pain,   he  vented  | 
|  all  his   fury   upon   the   tea-kettle,   and 

clasping  his  fore -paws  around  it,  he  | 
pressed  it  with  all  his  might  against  f 
his  breast,  to  crush  it;  but  the  more 
|  he  pressed  it,  the  more  it  burned 
g'him.  I 

g  5.  The  horrible  growl  which  rage  n 
J  and  pain  forced  from  him,  brought  | 
J  all  the  tenants  of  the  house  and  the  1 
if  neighborhood  to  the  spot,  and  poor  | 
bruin  was  soon  dispatched  by  shots  | 
from  the  windows. 

6.  He  has,  however,  by  this  act,  ac- 
quired  a   lasting  fame,   and   become  a  I 
proverb     among     the     people     of    the  I 


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town ;  for,  when  any  one  injures  him- 
self by  his  own  rashness  and  violence, 
they  remind  him  of  "the  bear  and  the 
tea-kettle.'7 


LESSON    LXI* 

IM'  PLE  MENTS,  utensils.  i  BLOS'  SOMP,  flowers. 

CUL'  TI  VATE,  till.  i  0'  DORS,  perfumes. 

DWELL'  INGS,  houses.  j  FREIGHT'  ED,  loaded. 
CAR'  OL,  sing.  PROD'  UCTS,  produce. 

UN  FOLD',  display.  i  Lux'  u  RIES,  dainties. 

THE  WORLD  WAS  MADE  FOR  MAN. 

1.  The   world    was    made    for    man. 
The    sun   shines  to  give   him  light  by| 
day,    and    the    moon    and    stars    look 
down    upon    him    in    their    glory   and 
beauty  by  night ;    and  a  green  carpet 
is  spread  over  the  earth,  to  please  and  | 
delight  his  eye. 

2.  Does  he   want   fuel    and  water  ? 
They  are  ready  for  his  use.     Does  he 
want  implements  to  cultivate  the  soil, 
or   to    construct    his    dwellings  ?      Let  1 
him  take  the  iron  from  the  earth,  and  | 
make  them. 

3.  Does    he    want    silver    or    gold  ? 


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Let  him  go  to  the  mine,  and  he  shall 
|  find  it  safely  laid  up  for  his  use. 

4.  Does   he   want   food  ?      The   hills 
and  the  valleys  will   yield   him   grain, 
the   air  will   give   him   fowls,   and   the 
waters  are  his  fishing-place. 

5.  Does    he    want    clothing  ?      The 
I  sheep  bear   it   on   their  backs,  or   the 
I  cotton-plant    will    produce    it,   or    the 

silk-worm  will  spin  it  for  him.  1 

6.  The    birds    shall    carol    for    him,  j 
|  the    flowers    shall    unfold    their    bios- 1 

sorns  to  delight  him  with  their   beau-  [ 
tiful  tints  and  fragrant  odors,  and  the  I; 
|  honey -bee    shall    toil    to    procure   him  j 
sweets.  j 

7.  The    beaver    and    the    seal    will  | 
I  yield    up    their    lives    to    supply    him  | 
|  with   their   warm    fur,    and    the    great 
I  whale,    in    the    deep   sea,    will    supply 

him  with  oil  to  light  his  dwelling. 

8.  The    ocean,    the    tides,    and    the  | 
winds,  all  wait  on  him ;  and  the  ships,  ij 

|  freighted     with     rich     products,     shall  | 
brine:     him     the     luxuries     of     every  |i 

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EN  GAG'  ED,  employed. 
IN  TER  FER'  ING,  meddling. 
WOR'  RY  ING,  tiring  oat. 
CON  TEN'  TION,  strife. 
CON  TIN'  u  ED,  kept  on. 
QUAR'  REL  ING,  fighting. 
CON'  TEST,  combat. 
SE'  RI  ous,  sober,  or  grave. 


PRU'  DENCE,  discretion. 
VAL'  OR,  bravery. 
RE  TREAT',  escape. 
IN  DUCE',  lead. 
EN  GAGE',  join. 
Qui'  ET  NESS,  peace. 
CON  DU'  CIVE,  serviceable. 
Dis'  CORD,  disagreement. 


OLD    PEACEMAKER. 

1.  Peacemaker   was   the   name   of   a 
I  large  dog,   owned  by  a  gentleman  liv- 
ing  in   the  western   part  of  the  State 
of  New  York. 

2.  This  dog  was  so  named,  because 
he  would   neither    quarrel  himself,   nor 
allow    other    dogs    to    quarrel    in    his 
presence. 

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3.  Old   Peacemaker  was   going  with 
|  his  master  to  the  post-office  one  morn- 
ing,   when   he    saw    two   smaller   clogs 
engaged  in  fighting. 

4.  He    watched    them    a    moment, 
without   interfering ;    but,   seeing   them  \ 
becoming    more    and    more   enraged,— 
worrying    and    biting    each    other,    he 
quickly   rushed    to    the   scene   of    con- 
tention. 

5.  Finding,    however,    that    the    two 
clogs   paid    no    attention    to    him,    but 

\  continued     quarreling,     he    raised     his 
I  paw  and  struck  the  larger  one  on  the 
|  ear,  which  caused  him  to  run,  yelping 
and  whining  from  the  contest. 

6.  He   then   gave   the   other   a   seri- 
§  ous,  earnest  look,  as  if  he  would  say : 
1  "  Stop !  be  quiet !  for  I  allow  no  quar- 
g  reling  in  my  presence." 

1  7.  The  little  dog  did  not  fail  to 
•g  take  the  friendly  hint  thinking,  no 
|  doubt,  that  prudence  was  the  better 
|  part  of  valor,  and  so  made  his  retreat 
as  soon  as  possible. 

8.    How  many  people  there  are,  who 


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might  learn  a  good  lesson  from  the 
conduct  of  this  noble  dog  !  Instead 
of  living  in  peace,  and  trying  to  pre- 
vent quarrels,  they  not  only  induce 
others  to  quarrel,  but  even  engage  in  | 
it  themselves. 

9.  If  we  would  enjoy  that  peace  \ 
and  quietness  of  mind,  so  conducive  to 
our  happiness,  we  must  strive  to  live 
in  peace  with  our  fellow-men,  and  to 
prevent,  as  far  as  possible,  quarreling 
and  discord  among  others. 


LESSON    LXIIK 
COM  PLAIN',  murmur.  I  WHERE  WITH',  with  which. 


SPARK'  LED,  glittered. 

LEAP'  ED,  jumped. 

GAY'  LY,  sprightfully. 

CLAP'  PED,  struck  together. 

Miss'  ED,  lost. 

UN  SEEN',  invisible. 


CRE  ATES',  makes. 
Si'  LENCE,  stillness. 
BE  STOW'  ED,  given. 
PRE'  cious,  highly  prized. 
PROF'  IT  A  BLE,  advantageous. 
RE  CEIVES',  takes  or  obtains. 


THE     FLOWER-BEDS. 

1.  Herman  and   Flora  were  fond  of 
flowers,    and    their    father    gave    them 
each   a  small   bed  in  the  garden,   and 
the  children   planted   the  seeds  in  the  | 
ground. 


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2.  They    watered    them   with    great 
care,    and    watched    the    place    where 

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they   were    planted,    to    see    how   they 
would    sprout    forth    from    the    earth.  | 
But  they  had  waited  many  days,  and 
not  a  shoot  was  to  be  seen. 

3.  Then  the  children  began  to  com- 
plain,   and    said  :     "  Alas  !    we    have 
planted  and  watered  the  beds  in  vain; 
for  we  shall  have  no  flowers." 

4.  After    a    few    warm    days    they 
1  went  with  their  father  to  look  at  the 

beds,  when,  lo !    the  tender  plants  had  | 
sprung    up    from    the    earth,    and   the  I; 
dew-drops  on  their  leaves,   sparkled  in 
the  morning  sun. 

5.  Then    the    children    were   greatly  j 
rejoiced.      They    leaped    gayly    around, 
clapped   their   hands,    and    said  :     "0, 
see,  father!  here  they  are  all  at  once. 

6.  "  We    have    waited    long    to    see 
how  the   sprouts   shoot  forth  from  the 
earth,   and  now,   here  they  stand,   and 
we  have  missed  the  sight." 

7.  "My  children,"  answered   the   fa- 
ther,    "  The    hand    of    God    works    al- 


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ways  on  this  wise.  He  brings  forth 
the  tender  plants  and  blossoms,  and 
each  pleasant  gift  unseen,  and  con- 
ceals the  hand  wherewith  He  creates 
and  conveys  them  to  man. 

8.  "  Like  this,  my  dear  children,  let 
your  love  be  toward  your  fellow -men. 
Delight   in   doing   good ;    but  do   it   in 
silence,  and  in  secret,  like  unto  God's 
goodness,  in  the  works  of  nature. 

9.  "A    single    gift    bestowed    in   si- 
lence, is  precious  in  the  eyes  of  Heav- 
en,   and   truly   profitable   to    him   who 
receives  it.      For  that  which  profits  in 
a  gift,  is  not  so  much  the  gift  itself,  as 
the  love  of  the  giver. r> 


LESSON  LXIV. 

Hu  MANE',  kind.  j  CON  SENT',  agree. 

\  Dis  PO  si'    TION,    temper   of  PRO  PO'  SAL,  offer. 

EN  DEAV'  OR  ED,  tried,   [mind.  Dis  PUT'  ING,  debating. 


ED'  u  CA  TED,  taught. 

PUN'  ISH  ED,  chastised. 

DE  CID'  ING,  judging. 
i  SCARCE'  LY,  hardly. 
I  REACH'  ED,  extended. 

PRO  POS'  ED,  made  offer. 

Ex  ACT'  LY,  precisely. 


CHANG'  ED,  happened. 

AF  FAIR',  matter. 

DE  cm7  ED,  gave  judgment. 

JUDG'  MENT,  decision. 

EN  FORC'  ED,  put  in  force. 

PRE  TENSE',  plea. 

COM  MIT'  TED,  done. 


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THE     W  K  O  N  G-     DECISION. 

1.  Cyrus  was  a  little  boy  of  very 
good  temper,  and  he  possessed  a  very 
humane  disposition.  His  tutor  en- 
Is  deavored  to  teach  him  every  thing 
that  was  good  ;  and  he  was  educated 
with  several  little  boys  of  about  his 


own  age. 


2.  One  evening,  after  his  return  from 
school,  his   father  asked   him  what  he 
had  done  or  learned  that  day. 

3.  "  Sir,"    replied    Cyrus,     "  I    have 
been  punished  to-day  for  deciding  un- 
justly.77 

4.  "How  so,  my  son?77   said   his  fa- 
ther ;    "  have  you  been  acting  the  part 
of  a  judge?'7 


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\  5.  "  Tes,  sir, "  answered  Cyrus  ;  | 
"  There  were  two  boys,  one  of  whom 
was  a  large,  and  the  other  a  small 
boy.  The  little  boy  had  a  coat  that  IP 
was  much  too  large  for  him ;  but  the  i 
large  boy  had  one  that  scarcely  reach- 1 
ed  below  his  middle,  and  was  too  tight 
for  him  in  every  part. 

6.  "The   large  boy  proposed   to   the 
little   boy  to   change   coats  with   him ;  | 
'because/   said   he,    'we  shall   then  be 
both  exactly  fitted ;  for  your  coat  is  as 
much  too  big   for  you,  as  mine  is  too 
small  for  me.7 

7.  "  The   little   boy  would    not   con- 
sent to  the  proposal ;  upon  which,  the 

1  large  boy  took  his  coat  away  by  force,  g 
|  and  gave  his  own  to  the  little  boy  in 
I  exchange. 

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|  8.  "  While  they  were  disputing  on 
1  the  subject,  I  chanced  to  pass  by,  and 
1  they  agreed  to  make  me  judge  of  the 
|  affair.  But  I  decided  that  the  little 
|  boy  should  keep  the  little  coat,  and 
|  the  large  boy,  the  large  one ;  for  which 
|  judgment  my  teacher  punished  me." 

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SANDERS'     NEW    SERIES. 


9.  "  Why   so  ?77    said   Cyrus7    father  ; 
"was  not  the  little   coat   most   proper  | 
for  the  little  boy,  and  the  larger  coat 
for  the  large  boy  ?77 

10.  "Yes,  sir,7'  answered  Cyrus;  "but 
my   teacher  told   me    that   I   was   not 
made    judge,    to    examine    which    coat 
best   fitted   either  of  the   boys,  but   to 
decide   whether  it  was  just,    that   the 
large   boy  should   take   away  the   coat 
of  the  small  boy,  against  his  consent ; 
and,  therefore,   I  decided  unjustly,  and 
deserved  to  be  punished.77 

11.  A   just   claim   may  be   unjustly 
enforced.     A  right  thing  may  be  clone 
in  a  wrong  way.     The  most  cruel  acts 
of  injustice  have  sometimes  been  com- 
mitted,   under   the   pretense   of  forcing 
men  to  do  right. 


LESSON    LXV. 


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g  Ecn/  o,  return  of  sound. 
FOR'  EST,  woods. 
RE  PEAT'  ED,  said  over. 
MYS  TE'  RI  ous,  unknown. 
IN  SULT'  ING,  offensive. 


COM  PLAIN'  ED,   made   com- 
NAUGHT'  Y,  bad.          [plaint. 
RE  FLECT'  ED,  returned. 
IN'  TER  COURSE,  association. 
IN'  so  LENT,  saucy. 


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THE    BOY    AND    THE    ECHO. 

1.  Little  Casper  had  never  heard  an 
echo,  and  he  knew  not  what  it  was. 

2.  One  morning,  when  he  was  play- 
ing in  the  field,   he  cried   out  :    "  Hal- 
loo r    and  instantly  he  heard,  from  the 
neighboring     forest,     the     same     word 
1 '  halloo ! ' '  repeated. 

3.  He  was  much  surprised,  and  cried 
out:   "Who  are  you?"  when  the  myste- 
rious voice  answered:   "Who  are  you?" 

4.  Casper   then    said  :     "  You   are  a 
silly  boy /"     "A  silly  boy !"  was  the  only 
reply  which  he  heard  from  the  forest. 

5.  He  now  became  greatly  enraged, 
and    used    many   angry    and    insulting 
expressions ;   but  he  was  always  faith- 
fully answered  by  the  echo. 

6.  At  last,  he   hastened   to   the  for- 
est   to    punish    the    boy    who,    as    he 

|  thought,  had  been  mocking  him.     His 
|  search,  however,  proved  vain. 

7.  He   soon   returned   to   the  house,  | 
vexed   and    angry,    and   complained   to 
his    mother   of    the   naughty   boy    who 
had  been  insulting  him. 


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8.  "My  son,"  said  his  mother,    cyou| 
betray  yourself,    since   what   you   com- 1 
plain  of,  was  merely  the  echo  of  your  i 

own  words.  I 

§• 

9.  l  As    you    have    often    seen   your > 
face  reflected   from   a   looking-glass,   so 
you   have   heard   your   own  voice  from 
the  forest. 

10.  "  If    you    had    spoken    pleasant 
|  words,  you  would  have  received  pleas- 
ant words  in  return. 

11.  "In  our  intercourse  with  others, 

«l  their    conduct    is    commonly    the    echo 

®-< 

I  of  our  own.  If  we  behave  properly 
toward  them,  they  will  treat  us  in  the 
same  manner ;  but,  if  we  are  haughty 
and  insolent  to  others,  we  have  no  | 
reason  to  expect  any  better  treatment 
from  them." 


LESSON    LXVl* 


HUR  RAii7,  shout  of  joy. 

GALE,  gentle  wind. 
®j  SUR'  GY,  billowy, 
a*  UP  SETS',  overturns. 

vTJ  ' 

BARGE,  boat. 


CHILD'  isn,  youthful. 
SEEMS,  appears. 
Qur  ET,  calm. 
WISE'  LY,  prudently. 
HUM'  BLER,  more  lowly. 


P, 


VAN'  isn,  suddenly  disappear.      DE  CAY',  fail ;  decline. 

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THE   LITTLE    BOAT-BUILDERS. 


1.  Beside  the  sea-shore  Charles  and  Ben* 

Sat  down  one  summer  day, 

V       J 

To  build  their  little  boats, — and  then 
To  watch  them  sail  away. 

2.  "Hurrah!"    the  boats  have  left  the  shore, 

And  side  by  side  they  sail ; 
And  pleasant  sunshine  all  before, — 
Behind,  the  summer  gale. 

3.  But  quite  too  rough  the  surgy  sea ; 

One  boat  upsets, — and  then 
They  clap  their  hands,  and  shout  with  glee, 
"Hurrah!  she's  up  again!'" 


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4.  But  on  the  wave  it  can  not  live ; 
It  sinks, — and  now  the  other  ! 


*  This  word  is  a  Proper  Xame.  and  not,  as  is  usually  supposed, 
an  abbreviation  of  Benjamin.      The  practice  of  introducing  nick- 
§  names  into  school-books,  is  reprehensible;  and  their  use,  even  in  |£ 
common  conversation,  should  be  avoided. 

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156  SANDERS'     NEW     SERIES. 

And  now  a  louder  shout  they  give, 
"Hurrah!  we'll  build  another! 

5.  "  Let 's  make  ourselves  a  little  sea  ; 

The  ocean  is  too  large  ; 
This  tub  will  do  for  you  and  me 
To  sail  our  little  barge." 


6.  Dear  children,  thus,  through  life,  your  joys 

May  vanish  !     Will  you  then 
Still  laugh,  as  o'er  your  childish  toys, 
And  think  they'll  rise  again? 

7.  And,  when  life's  ocean  seems  too  wide 

Your  quiet  course  to  trace ; 
Say,  will  you  wisely  turn  aside, 
And  choose  a  humbler  place  ? 

8.  And  will  you,  as  your  joys  decay, 

First  one,  and  then  the  other, 
Shout  on,  as  one  hope  sinks  away, — 
"  Hurrah  !   I  '11  build  another  ?" 


LESSON 

FAIR'  EST,  most  beautiful. 
RIP'  EN  ING,  getting  ripe. 
NEST'  LE,  lie  snug. 
FOR  SAKE',  leave,  or  quit. 
DAM'  ASK,  red-colored. 
GAY'  EST,  gaudiest. 
GLOW'  ING,  brightly  shining 
CLOUD'  LESS,  clear,  or  bright. 


Sui/  THY,  very  hot. 
CLOUD'  ED,  overcast. 
TOR'  RENTS,  rushing  streams. 
AP  PEAR'  ED,  came  in  sight. 
BLEND'  ED,  mingled. 
HAR'  MO  NY,  agreement. 
COM  BINE',  unite,  or  agree. 
PRO  MOTE',  advance. 


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SECOND      READER.  157 


THE    FOUR    COLORS.    A   FABLE. 

1.  On    a    bright    summer    morning, 
|  four  colors,-  -Yellow,    Red,    Green,    and 

Blue,  began  to  vie  with  each  other,  as 
to  which  was  the  fairest. 

2.  "I,"  said  the  Yellow,   "am  loved 
by  the  early  spring  flowers ;  I  gild  the 
clouds   in    sunset,    and    spread    myself 

1  over  the  ripening  corn  ;  nestle  among 
1  the  leaves,  and  forsake  them  not  till 
1  they  die." 

3.  "I  am  seen,"   said  the  Red,   "  in 
|  the    damask    rose,    and    with    all    the 

bright  summer  flowers  ;  I  tint  the 
gayest  butterflies,  and  am  seen  in  full 
glory,  in  the  glowing  autumn  skies. 
Who  can  vie  with  me?" 

4.  "I    am    to    be    seen,"    said    the 
Green,    "  in   the   leaves   of    every   tree, 
in   every   blade    of    grass,    and   in   the 
growing   grain.      Every   body   looks   on 
me  with  pleasure  and  delight." 

5.  "  Look   to   the   cloudless   summer 
sky;    to  the  deep  shades  of  the  wood, 
where   the   blue-bells   grow,    and   there 

thou  wilt  see  me,"   said  the  Blue. 

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158  SANDERS'     NEW     SERIES. 


6.  "  The  modest  violet  is   mine,  the 
hare-bell,   and  forget-me-not.     I   am  in  | 
the  deep  waters,  also.     Where,  indeed, 
am  I  not?" 

ge 

7.  Soon   the   air  became   sultry,   the  |i 

sky   was   clouded,    and   the   rain   came  & 

.  g® 

down  in  torrents.     The  sun  broke  out,  g! 
and  smiled  upon  the  storm,  when,  lo !  I 
in    a    beautiful    bow,    which   stretched  g 
over   the   heavens,  the   four   colors   ap- 1 
1  peared,    blended    in    the    most    perfect  | 
|  harmony.  | 

8.  How    often    do    disputes    among 
children,   destroy  the   peace   and   quiet 

i  of  their  minds !     But,  when  thev  com- 

—-5  t/ 

bine  to  promote  each  other's  happi- 
ness, they  appear  more  lovely  than 
the  beautiful  tints  of  the  rainbow. 


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LESSON    LXVIH. 


PER'  FEOT  LY.  completely. 

RE  MIND',  put  in  mind. 

YOUTH'  FUL,  young. 

Ru'  DI  MENTS,  first  principles. 
«|  COL  LECT'  ING,  gathering. 
^  CARE'  FUL  LY,  with  care. 
®|  SCAT'  TER  ED,  spread. 
®1  Dis  OR'  DER  LY,  confused. 


SYS'  TEM,  method  or  order. 

CON  FUr  SIGN,  want  of  order. 

EN  SUE',  follow. 

A  VAIL'  A  BLE,  advantageous. 

YIELD'  ING,  complying. 

Nox'  IQUS,  hurtful. 

Dis  CON  TENT',  dissatisfaction. 

DIL'  i  GENCE,  care;  heed. 


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159 


GATHERING-  FLOWER-SEEDS. 

1.  The   fall  of  the   year   is   the  sea- 
son  when   the    farmer    gathers    in   his 
crops  and  fruit,  and  stores  them  away 
for  use  in  the  winter,  and  for  seed  the 
coming  spring. 

2.  Children,    also,    at     this     season, 
should  gather  the  flower-seeds  in  their 
gardens,  and  lay  them  aside  till  need- 

|  ed.  Make  little  paper-bags,  and  write 
the  name  of  each  flower  neatly  upon 
them. 

3.  When  you  have  placed  the  seeds 
|  in  the  bags,  put  them  in  a  wooden  or 
|  tin  box,  in  a  dry  place. 

4.  The  seeds,  thus  arranged,  will  re- 
main  perfectly    safe    through    the    cold 


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160  SANDERS'     NEW     SERIES. 

winter,  and  be  ready  for  sowing  in  the 
spring. 

5.  If    your   little   garden   has   weeds  || 
in   it,    pull   them   up,    and    be    careful 
that,    in   so   doing,    you  do   not  scatter 

|  their    seeds,    lest   they    spring   up    and  |;; 
trouble  you  the  next  season. 

6.  This   advice   can   scarcely   fail   to 
remind   the   youthful   reader,   that   this  | 

|  is  the  time  when  he   is  gathering  the 
seeds  of  knowledge  for  future  use. 

7.  The  rudiments  of  learning,  which 
you  are  now  collecting,  should  be  care- 
fully arranged  in  your  minds,  like  the 
seeds  in  the  paper-bags. 

8.  Suppose    all   your   gathered    flow- 
er-seeds   were    thrown    into    one    box, 
and,    thus     mingled     together,     should 
be    scattered    over    your    garden-beds. 
What    a     disorderly    mingling    of    all 
sorts     and     kinds,     would     spring     to 
view ! 

9.  If  you  toss  into  your  minds  geog- 
raphy,   history,     grammar,     arithmetic,  I! 

|  &c.,  without  order  or  system,  the  same,  || 
or    even    worse    confusion    will    ensue.  l| 


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10.  When   you   acquire   a   new   fact, 
label  it,  and  place  it  where  it  belongs. 
This   will    render    the    knowledge    you 
acquire    available,    easy    to    find,    and 
ready  for  use  when  it  is  needed. 

11.  The  weed-seeds  I     Take  care  that 
no  "enemy"  scatter  them  in  your  hearts. 
Are   you  tempted   to   falsehood  ?      Be- 
ware !     By  yielding,  you  would   sow  a 
weed-seed   that  would    bear    the   most 
noxious,  poisonous  fruit. 

12.  The  seeds  of  discontent,   of  bad 
temper,   and  of  pride ;    keep  them  out 
of  your  heart  "with  all  diligence;"  for 
the   fruits   they  bear,    are   more   bitter 
than  aloes  and  wormwood. 


•  <»•  >* 


LESSON    LXIX. 


EARN'  ED,  gained  by  labor. 
PLEAS'  URE,  enjoyment. 
UN  FIN'  ISH  ED,  left  undone 
HAB'  IT,  practice. 
PROS  PER/  i  TY,  success. 
DE  LIGHTS',  takes  pleasure. 
PRAC'  TICK,  custom. 
HUR'  RY,  great  haste. 
NEG  LECT'  ED,  disregarded. 
RE  CITE',  say  or  repeat. 


FA'  BLE,  fictitious  story. 
REP  RE  SENT'  ED,  described. 
SIG'  NAL,  sign. 
WA  GER,  bet 
BOUND'  ED,  leaped, 
GLUM'  SY,  awkward. 
PROG'  RESS,  advancement 
RA'  CER,  runner. 
STEAD'  i  LY,  constantly 
Dis'  TANCE,  space. 


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162  SANDERS'    NEW    SERIES. 

FINISH  YOUR  WORK  BEFORE  YOU  PLAY. 

1.  I  know  a  man  who  is  very  rich 
now,  though  he  was  very  poor  when  a 
boy.      He  said   his  father  taught  him  | 
never  to  play  till  he   had  finished  all  | 

|  his   work   for    the   day,    and    never  to  I 
spend  money  till  he  had  earned  it.        9 

2.  If    he    had    but  half    an    hour's! 
work  to  do  in  the  day,  he  was  taught  | 
to  do  that  the  first  thing,  and  to  do  it  | 
in  half  an  hour. 

3.  After   this  was  done,   he  played ;  \ 
and  my  young  friends  all  know,  that  he 
could  play  with   much   more   pleasure,  | 
than   he   could,    if   the   thought   of  his  I 
unfinished  work  was  still  on  his  mind.  1 

4.  He  said  he  early  formed  the  habit  | 
|  of    doing    every   thing    in    its   season  ;  I 

and  it  soon  became  perfectly  easy  for  | 
him  to  do  so.  I 

5.  It  is  to  this  habit  that  he  owes  | 
his  present  prosperity ;  and  I  am  happy  j 
to  add  that  he  delights  to  do  good  with  1 
his  riches. 

6.  Sometimes  when  we  have  a  little 
work  to  do,   and  a  long  time  to  do  it  I 


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SECOND      READER.  163 


in,  we  are  apt  to  put  it  off  till  the  very 
last  minute. 

Y.  By  this  practice,  we  are  never  up 
with  our  work,  and  are  always  in  a 
hurry;  and  what  is  done  in  a  hurry, 
is  seldom  done  well. 

8.  Adelaide    was    a    little    girl   who 
could   learn   a  long    lesson    in   a  verjr 
few  minutes  ;    but   she  often  neglected 
it  until  her  class  was  called  to  recite, 

>-© 

and  then  she  was  not  prepared ;  be-  p 
cause  she  did  not  begin  to  learn  it  at  g 
the  proper  time.  g 

9.  Amelia    was    a    little    girl    who 
could   not  learn   as   fast   as   Adelaide; 
but   she   always   had  her  lessons  well 
prepared  to  recite,  whenever  her  class 
was  called ;  because  she  began  to  study 
them  as  soon  as  the  'teacher  gave  them 
out. 

10.  It  would  be  well  for  those  per- 
sons who  are  in  the  habit  of  putting 
off  their  work  till  the  very  last   min- 
ute,  to  call   to   mind  the  fable  of  the 
Hare  and  the  Tortoise,  which  are  repre- 
sented as  running  a  race  on  a  wager.  |! 


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164  SANDERS'     NEW     SERIES. 


11.  When   the   signal  was  given  for 
them    to    start,    the    hare,    being    very 
fleet    of    foot,     bounded     away,     leav- 
ing   the    clumsy    tortoise    far    in    the 
rear. 

12.  After   they  had    run   some   dis- 
tance,   the   hare   stopped    to   see   what  \ 
progress     the     tortoise     was     making, 
but,   as  he  was  not  yet   in   sight,  the 
light-footed    racer    lay    down    to    take 
a  nap. 

13.  While   he   was   quietly    sleeping, 
the     tortoise     kept     steadily     on     Jiis 
course  ;    and,    before    the    hare    awoke 

!|  out  of  sleep,  the  tortoise  came  out  at 
the  end  of  the  race,  and  so  won  the 
prize. 


LESSSON    LXX* 


THICK'  ET,  slirubs  closely  set 
MOVE'  MENTS,  actions,   [know. 
Cu  RI  os'  i  TY,    eagerness    to 
DE  TER'  MIN  ED,  resolved. 
As  CER  TAIN',  find  out. 
Ex  CITE'  MENT,    agitation   of 

mind. 

EN  TAN'  GLED,  twisted  together. 
Es  CAPE',  get  away. 


CON  TAIN'  ING,  having  in. 
CAP'  TIVE,  confined. 
RE  TIR'  ED,  withdrew. 
SAT'  is  FI  ED,  gratified. 
RE  LEAS'  ED,  set  free. 
CHAR'  i  TA  BLE,  benevolent. 
Dis  PERS'  ED,  separated. 
COM  PAN'  IONS,  associates. 
DE  JECT'  ED,  depressed. 


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SYMPATHY  AMONG  THE  BIRDS. 

1.  A  gentleman  observed,  in  a  thick- 
et near  his  dwelling,  a  number  of  brown 
thrushes,    that,    for   several   days,    con- 
tinued to  attract  his  attention,  by  their 
loud  cries  and  strange  movements. 

2.  At  length,    so   great  was  his  cu- 
riosity,   that    he    determined    to    ascer- 
tain,   if    possible,    the   cause    of    their 
excitement. 

3.  On  looking  about  in  the  thicket, 
he  found  that  one  of  the  thrushes  had 
its  wings  so  entangled  in  the  bushes, 
that   she   could  not   escape.     Near  by 
was    her    nest,    containing   four   young 
birds. 

4.  Without     attempting     to     release 


SANDERS'    NEW    SERIES. 


166 


the  captive  bird,  lie  retired  a  short 
distance  from  the  place,  when  several 
thrushes  made  their  appearance  with 
worms  and  other  insects  in  their 
months. 

5.  These     they    gave    first    to    the 
mother    and  then  to  her  young  birds ; 
she,    in   the   meantime,    cheering   them 
on,    in    their    labor    of    love,    with    a 
grateful  song. 

6.  After     viewing     the     interesting 
scene   till    his    curiosity   was   satisfied, 
the  gentleman   released  the  poor  bird, 
when   she   flew   to   her   nest,    and    her 
charitable   neighbors   dispersed  with   a 
song  of  joy. 

7.  A   kind-hearted   little   girl,  whose 
happy  face    and   joyous   voice,    remind 
one  of  the  merry  songsters  of  the  grove, 
on  hearing  this  story,   exclaimed :    "Is 
it  not  beautiful  ? 

8.  "How  happy  the  poor  bird  must 
have   felt    to    be    released !     and    how 
glad  the  young  birds  must  have  been 
to  see  their  mother  return !     No  won- 
der the  kind  neighbors  sung  for  joy!77 


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SECOND      READER.  167 

9.  Beautiful,   indeed,   it   is !      But  I 
can  tell  you  what  is  still   more  beau- 
tiful. 

10.  It  is  that   little   girl  who  drops 
kind  words,  and  gives  pleasant  smiles 

|  as  she  passes  along, — who  is  ready 
to  help  every  one  she  meets  out  of 
trouble, — who  never  scowls,  never  con- 
tends, never  teases  her  companions, 
nor  seeks,  in  any  way,  to  lessen,  but 

|  always  to  increase  their  happiness. 

11.  Would  it  not  please  you  to  pick 
|  up  a  string   of  pearls,   pieces   of  gold, 

diamonds,  or  precious  stones,  as  you 
pass  along  the  streets  ?  But  pleasant 
words  and  kind  actions  are  the  true 
pearls  and  precious  stones  that  can 
never  be  lost. 

12.  Take  the  hand  of  the  friendless. 
Smile   on   the   sad   and    dejected.      Be 
kind  t©  those  in  trouble.     Strive  every- 
where  to   diffuse  around   you  sunshine 
and  joy. 

13.  Thus,    while   you    render    others 
happy,  you  will   not   fail   to  be  happy 
yourself. 


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LESSSOfl    LXXU 


ER  ING,  any  thing  that 
Qui'  ET  LY,  silently,  [covers. 
SLOW'  LY,  gradually. 


FREE'  LY,  liberally. 

BE  STOW',  give,  or  impart. 

FORM'  ED,  made. 


WHAT    CAN    I    DO? 

1.  "I  do  not  see  what  I  can  do/' 

A  little  snow-flake  said, 
"  Upon  this  meadow,  long  and  wide, 
A  covering  to  spread/' 

2.  But  quietly  it  kept  its  place, 

Till,  slowly  falling  round, 
The  other  flakes  came  gently  down, 
And  white  was  all  the  ground. 

3.  0,  freely  givej    though  little  sums 

Are  all  you  can  bestow  : 
Remember  that  of  little  flakes 
Is  formed  the  bed  of  snow. 


LESSON   LXXIU 


IN  TIT'  ID,  asked. 
SPE'  CIAL,  particular. 
SUMP'  TU  ous,  rich,  or  costly. 
BAN'  QUET,  feast. 
AP  PEAR'  ANCE,  semblance. 
CON  CEAL'  ED,  covered. 
SCAR'  LET,  bright  red. 
BOR'  DER  ED,  edged. 
Pow'  DER  ED,    sprinkled  with 
powder. 


A  DORN'  ED,  decorated. 

NIM'  BLE  NESS,  activity. 

PA  RAD'  ED,  walked  for  show. 

GRACE'  FUL  LY,  elegantly. 

SPA'  cious,  large. 

PER  FORM'  ANCE,  display. 

EL'  E  GANCE,  gracefulness. 

Dis  GUST'  ING,  offensive. 

DEC'  o  RATE,  adorn. 

BID'  i  CULE,  derision. 


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THE     MASKED     MONKEYS. 

1.  A  nobleman  invited  a  few  of  his 
special   friends    to    a    sumptuous  ban- 
quet.    While  they  were  sitting  at  the 
table,  two  very  small  and  gayly  dress- 
ed  visitors,   having   the   appearance  of 
a   gentleman   and   lady   of    high   rank, 
entered  the  room,  with  their  faces  con- 
cealed by  masks. 

2.  The    gentleman    wore    a    scarlet- 
colored  coat,   bordered  with  gold  lace ; 
his  wig  was  powdered  white  as  snow, 
and    his    hat    was    adorned   with   silk 
cord,  tassels,  and  a  flowing  plume. 

3.  The   lady   was   dressed   in   bright 
pink  satin,  having  a  gay  little  bonnet 
upon   her    head,    white    kid   glov  s   on 


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ed,  when  they  are  sure  to  be  made 
the  objects  of  contempt  and  ridi- 
cule.77 


LESSON    LXXHI* 


DE  SIGN'  ED,  intended. 
REP  RE  SENT',   picture  out. 
AD  MIT'  TANCE,  admission. 
IM  PRESS',  fix  deeply. 
EA'  GER  NESS,  earnestness. 
As  TON'  ISH  MENT,  surprise, 
FIG'  URES,  likenesses. 
Dis  AP  POINT'  ED,  dissatisfied. 
Auc  TION  EER',  one  who  sells 
by  auction. 


Cus'  TOM  ERS,  buyers. 
Fi'  NAL  LY,  at  last. 
JOG'  GED,  jostled. 
Wnis'  PER  ED,  spoke  softly. 
No'  TIC  ED,  observed. 
Dis  o  BEYS',  disregards. 
PRAC'  TIC  ES,  performs. 
DE  CEP'  TION,  fraud. 
PROM'  is  ES,  pledges. 
IN  TEND',  design. 


THE    BEST    ON    THE    OUTSIDE. 

1.  When   about   seven  years  of  age, 
I  walked  with  my  father  through  the 
market.      We   stopped   at   one   of    the 
stands,    where   a   man   sold    fruit,    and 
seeing   some   very   fine-looking   nuts,    I 
paid   him    for    a   pint,    and   put   them 
into  my  pocket. 

2.  After  walking    a    little    distance, 
and  eating;  a  few  of  them,   I  told  mv 

o  «/ 

'father  that   the   man  was  not  honest; 
for  I  found  so  many  bad  nuts  among 


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them,  that  he  must  have  put  all  "  the 
best  on  the  outside.'7 

3.  My  father    smiled,    at    the    same 
time    telling    me,    that    before    I    was 
much    older,    I    should    find,    that   not 
only  this  man,  but  a  great  many  other 
people,    are    in    the    habit    of    putting 
"the  best  on  the  outside." 

4.  Soon   after  we   came   to   a   show. 
There  was   a  very  large   and   splendid 
picture   on   the   outside    of    the   build- 
ing, designed,  as  I  supposed,  to  repre- 
sent   the  various    objects    to  be    seen 
within. 

5.  The  price  of  admittance  was  paid, 
and  in  we  went;  for  my  father  wished 
to  impress  an  important  lesson  on  my 
mind. 

6.  At    first,    I    looked    about    with 
great  eagerness;    but,  to  my  great  as- 
tonishment,   I    only   saw    a    few   ugly- 
looking  figures  of  wax-work,  that  were, 
by   no    means,    equal    to    the    picture 
upon  the  outside. 

7.  "  What   makes    you   look   so   dis- 
appointed,  my  son  T'    said  my  father ; 


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"the  showman  has  done  no  more  than 
the  man  did,  who  sold  you  the  nuts; 
he  has  only  put  '  the  best  on  the  out- 
side.'" 

8.  Just   after  we   left  the  show,   we 
heard   a  man   speaking  very  fast   and 
loud.      We  went  into  the  shop,   where 
we  heard  the  voice,   and  saw  an  auc- 
tioneer   standing   up   at   a   little   desk, 
with  a  small  hammer  in  his  hand. 

9.  He   made   it   appear  that  all  his 
articles    were    the    very    best    of    the 
kind  ;   and   I   really   thought  he   came 
there   on    purpose   to    oblige    his    cus- 
tomers,   by   selling    his    goods    at   less 
than   half   their   real  value.       Finally, 
said  he :  "  Now  is  the   time  for  every 
man  to  lay  out  his  money  to  the  very 
best  advantage." 

10.  Two  or  three  times  I  jogged  rny 
father  to  buy  something;    but  he  only 

§  stooped    down    and   whispered    in    my 
ear,    "  Why,   my   son,    do  you   not   see  | 
that  this  man,  like  the  others,  is  put- 
ting 'the  best  on  the  outside?'" 

11.  As  we  were  walking  home,   my 

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father  talked  to  me  about  what  he 
had  noticed  during  his  life,  and  made 
many  remarks  that  I  have  since  found 
to  be  true. 

12.  "  What  you  have   seen   to-day," 
said  he,   "  is  only  a  specimen  of  what  | 
you  will  often  observe   in   the  conduct 
of  mankind. 

13.  "  When   a  boy  behaves  well  in 
the   presence   of  his  parents,  and   dis- 1 
obeys  their  commands  in  their  absence, 
he   practices   a   worse   deception,    than 
did   the   man  who  sold   you   the  nuts, 
the  showman,  or  the  auctioneer. 

14.  "When  one  person  promises  an-  | 
other  what  he  does  not  intend  to  per- 
form, he  is  equally  guilty  of  deception. 
It  is  like  putting  '  the  best  on  the  out- 
side.7 

15.  "  But,    while    you    observe    the 
faults  of  others,    see   that  you   do  not 
practice  them  yourself.      Be  what  you 
appear  to  be.      Never  seek  to  deceive 
or   injure    others,    or   to    benefit  your- 
self, by  putting  '  the  best  on  the  out- 
side."7 


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LESSON    LXXIV* 


DE  SPIS'  ED,  scorned. 
CON  DEMN'  ED,  censur 
STA?E'  MENT,  account. 
EM'  i  GRA  TED,  removed. 
SET'  TLE  MENT,  place  of  abode. 
PUR'  CHAS  ED,  bought 
PRO  GRESS'  ED,  advanced. 
COM  PLET'  ED,  finished. 


A  ROCS'  ED,  awakened. 

RE  TIR'  ED,  gone  away. 

Bu'  RI  ED,  covered  up. 

Di  REC'  TION,  course. 

AP  PROACH'  ED,  drew  near. 

HALT'  ED,  stopped. 

SUP  PCS'  ED,  thought. 

DES'  PI  CA  BLE,  contemptible. 


THE  WAT  WOLYES  PUNISH  LIARS. 

1.  Lying    is    not    only   despised    by 
mankind,    but    it    is    condemned    and 
punished  even   by  wild   beasts,  as  the 
following  statement  of  facts  will  plain- 
ly show. 

2.  A   number  of  years   ago,    a   man  |j 
emirated   from   the  State  of  Connecti- 


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cut  to  a  new  settlement,  in  the  west- 
ern part  of  Pennsylvania.        % 

3.  He    purchased    a    tract    of   wild 
land,  three  miles  from  any  house,  and, 
after  clearing  a  small  piece  of  ground, 
commenced  building  a  dwelling  for  his 
family. 

4.  When  his  work  had  so  far  pro- 
gressed, as  to  have  a  part  of  the  roof 
completed,   and  a  floor  on   the   second  | 
story,   he  gathered   some  shavings  and  | 

|  slept  there.  * 

5.  One  bright  moon-shiny  night,  he 
was   aroused   by   a   noise   below.      He 
looked  down  and  saw  a  wolf  covering 
up    something    very    carefully    in    the 
shavings. 

6.  After    he    had    retired,    the    man 
went  down  to  see  what  he  had  buried 
there,    when,    to   his   astonishment,    he 
found  a  little  girl  who  was  sent  from 
the  nearest  settlement  after  the  cows; 
but,    losing    her    way,    she    wandered 
about  until  late  in  the  evening. 

7.  She  came  to  this  place,  and,  be- 
|  ing  weary,   lay  down  in  the   shavings, 


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and   went   to   sleep,      lie   took   her   to 
the    second    story    and   soon    he   heard 

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the  howling  of  the  wolf,  and,   also,   of 
others  in  a  different  direction. 

8.  In   a   few  minutes,  a  large  drove  | 
of  these   ferocious   animals   approached  § 
his  dwelling.     "When  within  a  few  rods,  i 
they   halted,    and   one    came    from   the  | 
flock,  entered  the  building,  and  pawed  | 
open  tho  shavings.     Soon  all  tho  others  H 

entered. 

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9.  Shortly   they   all    went    out,    and  v| 
one    stood    by   himself,    and    held    his  \ 
head    between    his    feet,    like    a    dog  | 
when    ashamed,    and    the    rest   of    the  | 
wolves    rushed    upon    him    with    tiger  | 
fury,  and  tore  him  in  pieces.  I 

10.  They,  no  doubt,  supposed  that  he  g 
had  deceived  them,  or,  in  other  words,  p 
had  told  them  a  lie ;  and  thus,  it  seems  | 
that  wolves  punish  liars  with  death.      | 

11.  How  mean  and   despicable   is  a  ^ 
liar,  even  in  the  eyes  of  wild  beasts !  | 
I    hope,    therefore,    none   of    my  young  ^ 

!  friends   will    ever    be    so    base,    or    so  ^ 
'wicked  as  to  tell  a  lie. 

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LESSON    LXXV. 
THE    DEAD    BROTHER. 

Child. 

0  !  why  does  brother  William  sleep 
So  long  upon  his  little  bed  ? 

And  why,  dear  mother,  do  you  weep? 

Mother. 
My  child,  your  little  brother's  dead. 

Child. 

1  thought,  when  dead,  my  mother  dear, 
That  angels  bore  us  to  the  sky ; 

But  brother  William  still  is  here. 

Mother. 
0  no,  my  child ;  he  dwells  on  high. 

Child. 

I  feel  his  cheek,  his  hand  I  hold, — 
0  William,  do  get  up  and  play ! 
Why  is  your  hand  so  very  cold  ? 

Mother. 

Your  brother  hears  not  what  you  say. 

Child. 

And  will  he  never  wake  again, 

And  spread  his  playthings  on  the  floor  ? 
Nor  walk  with  us  along  the  lane  ? 

Mother. 
We  here  shall  see  his  face  no  more. 

Now,  soon  that  body  must  be  laid 
Beneath  the  cold  and  silent  clod  ; 

His  spirit  angels  have  conveyed 
To  live  forever  with    its  God. 


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LESSON    LXXYK 


So'  CIAL,  free  to  converse. 
AN'  EO  DOTES,  stories. 

RE  LAT'  ED,    told. 

TRAP'  PING,  setting  traps. 
SUR'  FACE,  face,  or  level 
WOUND'  ED,  maimed. 
E  NOR'  MOUS,  very  large. 
PBR  CEIV'  ED,  ascertained. 
TER  RIF'  ic,  fearful. 


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STRUG'  GLING,  striving. 
GROWL,'  ING,  grumbling. 
0  VER  TAK'  EN,  caught 
COM'  BAT  ANTS,  fighters. 
CON'  FLICT,  combat. 
CAU'  TIOUS  LY,  carefully. 
IN  FLICT'  ED,  given,  or  brought 
Oc  CUR'  RENCE,  event. 
QUAR'  REL  SOME,  contentious. 


THE  INDIAN,  THE  PANTHER,  AND  THE  BEAR. 

1.  On  the  river  St.  Lawrence  lived 
an  aged   Indian  named  Sabastas,  who 
belonged  to  the  St.  Regis  tribe. 

2.  He  was  gentle  and  friendly,   and 
though    nearly   a    hundred    years    old, 
he   wras   very   social,    and    pleasing    in 
his  manners ;  and  many  were  the  anec- 


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wild,  forest  life. 

3.  "One  day,     said  ho,  "while  trap-  jp 
ping  for  beaver   on  Grass   Eiver,   near  \ 

|  Cranberry   Lake,    I    sat    down   on   the  ' 
bank  to  eat  my  dinner.  | 

4.  "At    a    little    distance    from    me  1 
was  a  large  tree,  that  had  fallen  across  ' 
the   river,    and   which   lay   a   few   feet  | 
above  the  surface  of  the  water. 

5.  "Yfhilo   eating,   I   looked  up*  and  I 
saw  a  panther  lying  upon  the  log,  near  g 
the  opposite  bank,  fast  asleep.  P 

6.  "Having   with   mo   only  a   small Jj 

I  shot -gun.    I   did   not   venture   to   fire :  g* 

"§  •  f? 

|  for,    had    I    merely    wounded    him,    he  ^ 

1  would  instantly  havo  rushed  upon  me,  % 
§  and  torn  me  in  pieces. 
|      7.   "  Soon   after,   a  bear  of  enormous 
1  size  came  smelling  along  on  the  ground,  | 
^  till  he   reached   the   log,    when   he   si- 1 
1  lentlv  sot  ui)on  it,  and  crept  aions;  till 

gg  •/  J.  A 

ho  came  to  the  panther. 

8.  "Then,  lifting  his  huge  paw,  he  f 
gave  the  panther  a  blow,  that  in- ^ 
stant.lv  knocked  him  into  the  river. 


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1 

\  The  bear  then  turned  about,  and  has- 
!  tenecl  back  into  the  bushes. 
i      9.   "The  panther  swam  to  the  oppo- 
|  site  shore,   and,   shaking  off  the  water, 
!  sprang  upon  the  log,  and  came  to  the 
j  place  where  ho  could  scent  the  bear's  | 
track.     Then    with  a   sullen  growl,  he 
darted,  like  an  arrow,  into  the  thicket 
i:i  pursuit  of  the  bear. 

10.  "Very  soon  I  perceived,   by  the 
loud  and  terrific  roar,  followed  by  the 
violent  struggling,  dashing,  and  growl- 
ing, which  I  heard  among  the  bushes,  | 
that    the    panther    had    already    over- 
taken the  bear,   and  that  the  enraged 
combatants  were  engaged  in  a  deadly  i 
conflict. 

11.  "  'Let  them  fight  it  out,'  thought 

I ;    so  I   sat  still  until   the   noise  had  | 

/  IP 

ceased.  Then,  taking  my  gun,  I  crept 
slowly  and  cautiously  into  the  bushes, 
where  I  found  them  both  dead,  and 
I  covered  with  wounds  which  they  had 
inflicted  on  each  other.'7 

12.  From    this    occurrence    we    may 

learn  a  useful  lesson ;  that,  when  bears  I 

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and  panthers  fight,  we  should  let  them  | 
fight  it  out. 

13.  Indeed,     from     many    examples, 
we   may  learn  that  those  who  quarrel 
and  fight,  receive   all  the  wounds  and 
bruises  ;    while   those   who   keep   aloof 
from  the  quarrelsome  and  vicious,  both  i 
avoid  injury  to  themselves,  and,  at  the|j 
same  time,  furnish  the   best  examples 
I  for  the  conduct  of  others. 


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VOL  UN  TEERS',  soldiers  by  j  PAI/  TRY,  mean,  or  petty. 

IN  TEND',  purpose.        [choice.  j  CER'  TAIN,  particular. 

RE  NOWN',  fame,  or  honor.  j  RE  FUSE',  decline. 

SERV'  ING,  treating.  1  GAL'  LOWS,  scaffold.  5 


E      VOLUNTEERS. 


Son. 
Father  1   I  Ve  seen  the  volunteers 

Dressed  out  in  red  and  blue  ; 
And  I  should  like  to  hear  you  tell 

What  they  intend  to  do  ! 

Father. 
These  are  our  country's  soldiers,  boy ; 

And  they  intend  to  go 
To  fight  their  country's  battles, 

Away  in  Mexico  !  jp 


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SECOND      READER. 
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Son. 


I 


The  country's  battles  !     What  are  they  ? 

And  what  is  fighting  for  ? 
I  thought  that  folks  were  shot  and  killed, 

Whene'er  they  go  to  war  1 

Father, 

Just  so,  my  boy,  these  volunteers, 

For  Glory  and  renown, 
Will  shoot  and  kill  the  Mexicans, 

And  burn  their  cities  down  ! 

Son. 

What  have  they  done — those  Mexicans  ? 

I  should  be  glad  to  know : 
I  think  I  never  heard  before 

Of  serving  people  so! 

Father. 

Done!     They're  a  weak  and  paltry  race, 

And  all  the  papers  say, 
They  owe  our  nation  certain  sums 

Which  they  refuse  to  pay. 

Son. 

Well;  Peter  Jones  is  owing  me 

A  sixpence  for  a  knife; 
I'll  go  some  night  and  bum  him  out, 

And  take  the  fellow's  life. 

Father. 

What !  take  his  life  ?     What  do  you  mean  ? 

That  would  be  very  wrong ; 
You  would  be  tried  for  murder,  boy, 

And  on  the  gallows  hung! 


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SANDERS'     NEW     SERIES. 


Son. 
Then  why  not  hang  the  volunteers  ? 

Is  it  more  wicked,  then, 
To  shoot  and  kill  a  single  hoy, 

Than  kill  a  thousand  men  ?" 


LESSOK    LXXYIH, 


A  WAR'  EN,  arouse. 
PROMPT'  ED,  actuated. 


AP  PEAR'  ANCE,  personal  pres- 
Sov'  ER  EIGN,  king.         [ence. 


I  S— ' 

CON'  TENTS,  matters  contained.  !   SA  LUTE',  wish  well. 
RE  LIEVE',  free.  i   As  SURE,'  give  assurance. 

PRO  VIDE',  make  provision. 

Du'  TI  FUL,  required  by  duty 


SUF'  FER  ED,  endured. 
FIL'  IAL,  becoming  a  child. 
RE  TURN'  ING,  going  back. 


IN'  DI  GENT,  poor. 


THE    KING    AND    HIS    PAGE. 

1.    Frederic,    the    king    of    Prussia, 
one  day  rang  his  bell,  and  nobody  an- 
|  swering,     he     opened     the     door,     and  | 

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|  found  his  page  fast  asleep   on   a  sofa.  | 
He    approached,    and     was     going     to  • 

|  awaken  him,   when  he  perceived  a  let- 
ter hanging  out  of  his  pocket. 

2.  Prompted    by   curiosity   to    know 
its  contents,  he  carefully  drew  it  from 
his  pocket,  and  read  it. 

3.  It  was   a   letter   from   the   pace's  I 

J-       ^—)  ti 

mother,  in  which  she  thanked  him  for  [ 
having  sent  her  a  portion  of  his  wages, 
to  relieve  her  from  the  distress  which  ! 
she  otherwise  must  have  suffered,   and  ^ 
closed  by  saying,   that   God  would   re-  jp 
ward  him  for  his  filial  kindness.  IP 

4.  The   king   returned    softly   to   his  '-I 
room,  and  took  a  bag  of  ducats,  which,  |j 
with  the  letter,  he   carefully  placed  in  t 
the  pace's  pocket. 

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5.  Keturning  again  to  his  room,  the  | 
kino:   rang  the   bell   so   loudly,  that   it  f 

{, J  \ /  »/    /  ^9 

aroused  the  page  from  his  slumbers, 
who  instantly  made  his  appearance  be- 
fore his  sovereign. 

6.  "  You  have  had   a  sound  sleep," 
I  said    the    king.      The    page   was    con- 
I  fused,  and  wholly  at  a  loss  how  to  ex- 

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cuse  himself;  when,  by  chance,  put- 
ting his  hand  into  his  pocket,  he  there 
found  a  purse  of  ducats. 

7.  He  took  it  out,  turned  pale,  and, 
looking  at  the  king,  then  at  the  purse, 
he  burst  into  tears,  without  being  able 
to  utter  a  word. 

8.  "  What  is  that  ?77    said  the  king. 
"Ah,  sir,77  said  the  young  man,  throw- 
ing himself  on   his   knees,    "  some   one 
is  seeking  my  ruin!     I  know  not  how 

II  came  by  this  money  in  my  pocket!77 

I      9.    "  My   young   friend,77    replied   the 

I  king,77    God    often    does    great    things 

|  for  us   even   in  our  sleep.      Send  that 

money  to  your  mother,   salute  her  on 

my  part,   and   assure   her   that   I   will 

provide  for  both  her  and  you.77 

10.  Thus  you  perceive  that  the  page, 
by  his  dutiful  conduct,  obtained  the 
favor  of  the  king,  not  only  for  himself, 
but,  also,  for  his  indigent  mother. 

LESSON  LXXIX, 

VER'  DANT,  green.  HUE,  tinge,  or  color. 

SIL/  VER  Y,  silver-like.  Qmv'  ER,  tremble. 

Wms'  PER  ING,  low  speaking.  TRAV'  EL  ER,  sojourner; 

WAFTS,  bears  away.  HAR'  VEST,  season  of  reaping. 


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WHAT     GOD    HAS    MADE. 

1.  'T  was  God  who  formed  both  earth  and  land, 

The  verdant  vales  and  sparkling  rills, 
The  murmuring  streams,  the  silvery  strand, 
The  smiling  meads,  the  grassy  hills  ; 

2.  The  forests  with  their  thousand  trees, 

The  thousand  birds  that  carol  there, 
The  whispering  wind,  the  gentle  breeze 
That  wafts  their  music  in  the  air  ; 

3.  The  flowers  of  every  form  and  hue, 

The  leaves  that  quiver  in  the  spray, 
The  morning  clouds,  the  evening  dew, 
The  sun  that  gives  us  light  by  day ; 

4.  The  moon  that  cheers  the  traveler's  eye, 

When  evening  steals  along  the  plain, 
The  stars  that  twinkle  in  the  sky, 
The  harvest  fields  of  golden  grain. 


LESSON 

PRO  vis7  ION,  food. 

DE  CLAR'  EB,  asserted 
I  Mis  TAK'  EN,  deceived. 
^  As  SER'  TION,  declaration. 

PER  PLEX'  ED,  puzzled. 

MAR'  VEL  ous,  wonderful 

Dis  TINCT/  LY,  clearly. 

EN  TREAT'  ED,  besought 

MYS'  TER  Y,  secret. 


LXXX, 

COM  PCS'  ED,  made. 
Ac  CORD'  ING,  in  accordance. 
CON'  FI  DENT,  sure,  or  certain. 
PAR'  TIAL  LY,  partly. 
Ex  AM'  IN  ED,  considered. 
O  PIN'  IONS,  judgments. 
CON  CLU'  SIGN,  decision, 
Pos'  i  TIVE,   certain. 
TIIOR'  OUGH  LY,  fully. 


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°*  THE     "WONDERFUL     SIGN. 

1.  A   wealthy   merchant,    in   one    of 
our    large    western    cities,    had     three 
sons,    named    Randolph,    Robert,    and 
Joseph.       One    day,    as     their     father 

|  came   into   the   house,    he    found   them 
all  engaged  in   an   earnest   and   angry  | 
dispute. 

2.  The    father,    knowing   the    nature 
of  their   dispute,   called    Randolph  and 
sent  him  round  the  corner,  to  read  the 

|  new  sign  that  had  just   been   put   up 
I  on  a  large  provision  store. 

3.  lie    then    ordered    Robert    to    go 
round   the"  other  corner,    and   read  the  I 

|j  sign   from    another   direction  ;    and,    fi- 1 
|  nally,  directed  Joseph   to   go  and  read  | 
it  from  the  side  of  the  street,  opposite  g 
to  the  store.  I 

4.  Randolph     hastened     back,     and  g 
told  his  father  the  name   on   the    sign 
was  WILLIAMS  ;   but  soon  after,   Robert 
came  in  and  said,  the  name  was  JOHN- 1 
SON  ;   and,   at  last,  Joseph  entered,  dc-  & 
darino;  that  the  only  word  on  the  sioi  I 

t/  O          V* 

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5.  The  boys  seemed   utterly  surpris- 
ed :  they  said  there  was  but  one  sis;n  I 

J  C 

on   the    store,    and   each   declared   that  | 
the    others    must    be    mistaken.      The 
father,   seeing   there   would   be   no  end  | 
to    the    dispute,    told    them    the    only 
way   to    decide    the    question,    was   for 
all  to  look  at  it  from  the  same  point. 

6.  They  now  urged   their   father  to 
go  with  them,  each,  at  the  same  time, 
promising  to   prove   to   him   the   truth  | 

1  of  his  own  assertion. 

7.  On     reaching     the     point,     from 
|  which    Randolph    had    looked    at    the 

sign,  lo  !  they  all  saw  upon  it  the 
name,  WILLIAMS.  At  this,  Randolph  |; 
exclaimed  :  "  There,  I  told  you  so  !"  | 
but  Robert  and  Joseph  seemed  very  g 
|  much  perplexed.  p 

8.  They  now    passed    along    to    the  fs 
S  opposite    side   of    the   store,    when   the  p 
g  word,   PROVISIONS,  made  its  appearance  f 
|  upon   this   marvelous    sign  ;    and   now,  p 
*l  Joseph,    in    turn,    cried   out  :     "I   told  j 
;']  you  so !"   and  all  were  still  more  puz-  jp 
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9.  Finally,    on    reaching    the    point, 
from  which  Robert  had  read  the  sign, 
they    all    distinctly   saw    upon    it    the 
name,   JOHNSON.      The   boys  were   now 
still  more  surprised  than  ever,  and  en- 
treated their  father  to  explain  to  them 
the  mystery. 

10.  He  then  took  them  nearer,   and 
showed    them    that    the    sign,    instead 
of  being  composed  of  one  board,  as  is 
usual,    had    upon    it    narrow   slats,    so 
arranged   and   painted,  that  the   three  ^) 
different  words  were  seen,  according  to 
the   position   of  the   person,    by  whom 

it  was  read. 

11.  Upon  the  board  itself,  there  was 
only   the    word,    PROVISIONS  ;    and    this  | 

|  could  not  be  seen,  except  from  a  point 
directly  opposite. 

12.  The  name,  WILLIAMS,  was  painted 
I  on  one  side  of  the  slats,  and  the  name, 
|  JOHNSON,  upon  the   other,   so   that   the 

word  was  different,  according  to  the 
direction,  from  which  the  sign  was 
viewed. 

13.  Strange    as    it    had    seemed    to 

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them,  the  matter  was  now  made  en- 1 
tirely  plain.  "Now,  my  sons/7  said  the  | 
father,  "  I  will  tell  you  why  I  had  you  | 
view  this  wonderful  sign  from  opposite  §• 
points.  It  was  to  teach  you  not  to  be  | 
too  confident,  when  you  have  only  par- 1 
tially  examined  a  subject.  g 

]<!.   "In    forming    our    opinions,    we  p 
are   in  danger  of  looking   at   only  one  g 
side  of  a  question,  and  thus  of  coming 
to  a  wrong  or  unjust  conclusion. 

15.  "  Had    you    each    examined    the 
sign    from    all    sides,    you    would    not 
have    been    so    positive,    and    accused  i 
each  other  of  being  wrong,   and   thus,  p. 
at  last,  found  yourselves  in  error. 

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16.  "  You  may  learn,  too,  that  many  p 
things    which,    at    first,    appear    very  | 
marvelous,    may    be    easily    explained,  p 
when  the  real  cause  is  known.      That  & 

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sign  seemed  to  deceive  your  very  eyes,  ^ 
and  yet  it  is  now  perfectly  plain  to  you. 

17.  "  Examine    a    matter    patiently 
and  thoroughly  before   you  express  too 
great   confidence  in   your  own  opinion, 
or  dispute  the  judgment  of  others. 


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LESSON    LXXXK 

CRACK'  ING,  breaking.  j  Up'  KIGHT  LY,  honestly. 

WORTH'  LESS,  good  for  nothing.     Ds  CEIT',  fraud. 
KF.R'    NET,,     the   eatable   sub-      EAR'  NEST  NESS,  ardency. 


g  IVER'   NEL,    the   eatable   sub- 
stance  in  the  shell  of  a  nut. 

l   PRO  CEED'  ED,  Wellt  On. 

\^j  f 

CON'  SE  QUENCE,  importance. 
EM  PLOY'  ED,  occupied. 


DE  SIR'  ED,  wished. 

IM  PRES'  SIGN,  effect  upon  the  |B 

feelings. 
EF  FAG'  ED,  obliterated. 


THE  NUT  WITHOUT  A  KERNEL. 

1.  One   day,   after   dinner,   when   we  | 
were    sitting    at    the    table,    cracking 
nuts,  my  grandfather  picked  up  two  of  *« 
the  finest  looking  ones  in  the  dish,  and  | 
began  to  make  remarks  upon  them.       § 

2.  "  There    are    many  things,"    said 

j 

he,  "  which  appear  to  be  what  they  | 
are  not.  Look  for  a  moment  -at  these  | 
two  nuts.  How  much  alike  they  are,  | 

and   yet   if  we   examine   them   closely  & 

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we  shall   find   in   them   a  great  differ- 1 
ence  !    the    one    is,    no   doubt,    a  good  | 
nut;    but   the   other   is  worthless;    for 
there  is  no  kernel  in  it" 

3.  Whether     ray     grandfather     had 
seen  a  little  hole  in  the  side  of  one  of 
the  nuts,  I  can  not  say;  but  certain  it 
was,  that  when  he  cracked  them  with 
the  nut -cracker,   one  of  them   had   no 
kernel  in  it :    we  were   all  very  much 
surprised.      But    nay   grandfather    pro- 
ceeded with  his  remarks. 

4.  "  Let    us    learn    from    this    little 
occurrence,    the    advantage    of    observ- 
ing  things   with   attention.       It   is   not 
of   much    consequence   whether    a   nut 
turns  out   to   be   what  it   appears,    or  | 
otherwise;    but,  in  other  matters    it  is 
often  of  great  importance, 

5.  "  There   are   many   things   in   the 
world,  of  which   it   may  be   said   with  | 
truth,  they   are  good   for  nothing ;    for 
they  have  no  kernel  in  them. 

6.  "  Wherever  you  may  be,  and  how- 
ever employed,    always   act  uprightly; 
never    practice    deceit  ;     never    let    it 

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be  supposed  that  you  have  a  hollow 
heart;  never  let  it  be  said  that  there 
is  no  kernel  in  you" 

7.  My  grandfather  spoke  these  words 
with  so  much  earnestness,  that  it 
seemed  as  if  he  desired  to  make  an 
impression  so  deep  in  our  hearts,  that 
it  never  should  be  effaced  ;  and  our 
attention  appeared  to  make  him  more 
earnest  than  ever. 


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LESSON    LXXXH* 
PEE  SERVE',  keep.  \  DE  CEP'  TIVE,  deceiving. 


CON  CLUDE',  judge. 
COUN'  TER  FEIT,  false ;  unreal. 
HYP'  o  CRITE,  pretender. 
A  STRAY',  out  of  the  way. 


QUAI/  i  TIES,  virtues. 
DE  RIS'  ION,  ridicule. 
EN  TIC'  ING,  alluring. 
A  MUS'  ING,  entertaining. 


THE  NUT  WITHOUT  A  KERNEL.      CONTINUED, 

•  1.  "The  habit  of  observing  both  per- 
sons and  things  with  attention,  will  pre- 
serve us  from  much  disappointment ; 
for  we  are  apt  to  conclude  that  things 
are  just  what  they  appear  to  be. 

2.   "  A  counterfeit  coin  is  not  a  real 
one ;   and  there  are  counterfeits  among 


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mankind,  as  well  as  among  pieces  of 
copper,  silver,  and  gold.  A  counter- 
feit person  is  one  who  has  no  true 
heart ;  or,  in  other  words,  one  who  is 
like  the  nut  without  a  kernel. 

3.  "Hardly  is  there  a  worse  charac- 
ter  than   that    of   the    hypocrite,    who 
says  one  thing,  and  means  another.     If 
you  listen  to  him,  you  are  very  likely 
to  be  led  astray;  for  his  words  are  as 
smooth  as  oil,  and  sweet  as  honey. 

4.  "  He    promises    much,    and    per- 
forms little ;    his   object   being   to   de- 
ceive.     I   need   scarcely   tell   you   that 
his  heart  is  hollow,  and  that  he  is  like 
the  deceptive  nut,  that  had  a  fair  ap- 
pearance, but  no  kernel  in  it. 

5.  "The   boaster  is   another  charac- 
ter that  is  not  to  be  trusted ;    for  his 
great   words   and    his    little    deeds   do 
not  agree. 

6.  "A    roaring   lion,    with   no    more 
courage    than    a    lamb,    would    be    a 
strange    animal  ;     and    he    who    talks 
loudly  of    qualities    that    he   does   not 
possess,  is  a  strange  man. 


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7.  "  Never  indulge   in  boasting,   lest 
it  be  said  of  you,  in  derision,  that  you 
are  like  the  nut  without  a  kernel. 

8.  "  A   cheerful   book   is   a  pleasant 
thing;    but  unless  you  observe  it  with  jp 
attention,  you  may  be  deceived  by  it. 

9.  "  Sometimes   a  book   has   a  very 
enticing    appearance ;    the    binding    is 
gay,  the  pictures  are  very  pretty,  and 
the  stories   are   so  very  amusing,   that 
you   go    laughing    through   every   page 
from  the  beginning  to  the  end. 

10.  "  But,    when    you    have     done 
laughing,     you     find     that    you    have 
been   laughing   at   folly ;    and   that,    in 
short,  the  book  is  like  the  nut  without 
a  kernel." 

11.  Many    years    have    now  passed, 
since  the  days  of  my  youth ;    but  sel-  * 
dom    since   then,    have    I   met  with   a 
disappointment,  or  with  any  thing  that 
proved  to  be   much  worse   than  I  ex- 
pected,   without    calling    to    mind    the 
worthless   nut,    and   the   words   of    my 
grandfather :    "  There   is   no   kernel    in 


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LESSON    LXXXIIK 


TUN'  ED,  put  in  tune. 
ME  LO'  DI  ous,  musical 
EAR'  LI  EST,  most  early. 
SOAR,  mount  up. 
RE'  GIONS,  tracts,  or  realms. 


LOFT'  i  EST,  highest. 
TROUB'  LE  SOME,  annoying. 
TURF,  sod. 
EN  JOY',  possess. 
'  JOICE,  be  glad. 


THE  BOY  AND  THE  LARK. 

1.  "Who  taught  you  to  sing,  my  sweet,  pretty  bird? 

Who  tuned  your  melodious  throats  ? 
You  make  all  the  woods  and  the  valleys  to  ring, 
You  bring  the  first  news  of  the  earliest  spring, 

With  your  loud  and  your  silvery  notes. 

2.  "  Who  painted  your  wings,  my  sweet,  pretty  bird  ? 

And  taught  you  to  soar  in  the  air  ? 
You  rise  and  you  dart  through  the  regions  of  light, 
You  look  down  on  man  from  your  loftiest  hight, 

And  your  hearts  know  no  troublesome  care. 

3.  "  And  where  are  your  fields,  my  beautiful  bird  ? 

And  where  are  your  houses  and  barns  ? 
You  sow  not  the  ground,  and  you  reap  not  the  corn, 
You  spring  from  your  nest,  at  the  earliest  morn ; 

But  you  care  not  about  the  wide  farms." 

4.  "'Tis  God,"  said  a  lark,  that  rose  from  the  turf, 

"  Who  gives  us  the  life  we  enjoy ; 
lie  painted  our  wings,  and  gave  us  our  voice, 
He  gives  us  our  food,  and  He  bids  us  rejoice; 

We're  his  creatures,  my  beautiful  boy." 


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LESSON    IxXXXIV* 
BRANCH'  ES,  boughs.  {  GLO'  RIES,  splendors. 


CALL'  ING,  occupation. 
NIM'  BLEST,  most  active. 
i|  TAL'  ENTS,  powers  of  mind. 
Rous'  ED,  waked  up. 
Fix'  ES,  fastens. 


Ac  COM'  PLISH,  effect. 

EN  TIRE'  LY,  quite. 

AT  TAIN'  MENTS,  acquirements. 

Sow'  ING,  scattering. 

CUL'  TI  VATE,  improve. 


STRIVE     TO     EXCEL.         % 

1.  All   the   great   and   good   men   in 

|  the  world  have  once  been  boys,  and  | 
why  may  not  all  boys  become  great  | 
and  good  men? 

2.  If   you    seek    for  honor    and    re- 
nown, rise   from  the  dust,  from   which 
thou  wast  made,  and  aim  at  great  and 
worthy  deeds. 

3.  The   tall   oak,    that  now   spreads 
its  branches  broad  and  high,  was  once  | 

|  a  small  acorn,  hid  in  the  bosom  of  the 
earth. 

4.  Strive  to  be  the  first  in  thy  call- 1 
|  ing,  be  it  what  it  may.     Be  the  nim- 

I  blest  at  play,  and  the  best  at  study ;  | 
|  yet  envy  not  the  merit  of  others ;  but  | 
I  seek  to  improve  your  own  talents.  | 

5.  In  striving  to  excel  by  just  con- 1 
duct,   the    spirit   of    a    man    is   roused  I 


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SECOND     READER.  190 

within  him ;  he  pants  after  fame,  and 
is  eager  to  gain  the  object  of  his  pur- 
suit, I 

6.  He    rises    like    a    palm    tree,    in 
spite   of    those    burdens    that    tend   to 

I  keep  him  down ;    and,   as  an  eagle  in 
I  the    sky,  he    soars  aloft,   and  fixes   his  | 
eye  on  the  glories  of  the  sun. 

7.  The  deeds  of  great  men  are  in  his 
dreams   by  night,   and  it   is   his   chief  j| 
delight  to  follow  them  all  the  day.         | 

8.  He  forms  great  and  good  designs,  jf 
and    pursues    them   with    ardor,    until 

|  success  crowns  his  efforts.     If  your  aim 
be  good,  despair  not  of  success. 

9.  No  one   knows  what   he   can  do, 
until   he   tries,    and   he   who   faithfully 
exerts  himself  to  a  noble  and  worthy 
object,    can   hardly   fail    to   accomplish 
it,   although,   at  first,  it  might  appear 
entirely  beyond  his  power. 

10.  Be  not  content  with  present  at- 
tainments ;    but,  while  you  are  digging 
your   little    garden,    and    sowing   seeds 
there,    cultivate    your    heart   and    your 
head  at  the  same  time ;  for  the  seeds 


to* 


which  you  sow  there,  shall  spring  up, 
blossom,  and  yield  rich  fruit  when  you 
are  a  man. 


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LESSON    LXXXV* 

THE     SUN,     MOON,     AND     STARS. 

1.  I  saw  the  glorious  sun  arise, 

Far  o'er  yon  mountain  gray, 
And,  as  he  mounted  up  the  skies, 

The  darkness  fled  away  ; 
And  all  around  me  was  so  bright, 
I  wished  it  might  be  always  light. 

2.  But,  when  the  dazzling  sun  was  gone, 

The  gentle  moon  drew  nigh, 
And  stars  came  twinkling  one  by  one, 

All  o'er  the  shaded  sky. 
"Who  made  the  sun  to  shine  so  far, 
The  moon  and  every  twinkling  star  ? 

3.  "  'T  was  God,  my  child,  who  made  them  all,  g 

By  His  own  power  and  skill ; 
He  holds  them  that  they  do  not  fall, 

And  bids  them  do  His  will ; 
That  glorious  God,  who  rules  in  love 
On  earth,  and  sea,  in  Heaven  above. 
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COME  AND  JOIN  OUR  SINGING. 


Words  by  O.  W.  SANDERS. 


Music  by  WEBER. 


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1.  Come  and  join  our  singing,         Merry  sounds  we  raise ; 

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Observe  each  rule  while  there  ; 

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To  home  so  dear,  we  '11  haste  with  cheer ; 

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Shall  join  in  sweetest  harmony, 

From  toil  and  care  set  free  ; 

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